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 19   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      12820.09     +16.25      12803.84       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Apr 18/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON          6440.6       -8.8        6516.2         5519.6
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO         17371.97    -295.36      18215.35       14218.60
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT      7242.73     -39.61       7348.83        5292.14
                                     (Apr 17/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS          5829.04      -6.91       5861.97        4617.59
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY          6165.1      -71.8        6236.9        4776.00
                                     (Apr 18/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG     20299.71    -477.38      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                    1.3607                 (1.3580)
Dollar/Yen                     118.35                 (118.37)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0025                 (2.0054)
Gold (ounce)                   683.65                 (689.05)
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