The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).

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            April 17   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      12770.76     +50.30      12786.64       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Feb 20/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON          6497.8      -18.4        6516.2         5519.6
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO         17527.45    -100.85      18215.35       14218.60
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT      7348.83     +10.77       7348.83        5292.14
                                     (Apr 17/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS          5858.14      -3.83       5861.97        4617.59
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY          6186.5      -11.2        6197.7        4776.00
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG     20788.61     +31.08      20821.05       14944.77
                                     (Jan 24/07)   (Jan 03/06)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3560                 (1.3548)
Dollar/Yen                     119.00                 (119.80)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0047                 (1.9897)
Gold (ounce)                   689.10                 (687.75)
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