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 24   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK             -          -      12961.98       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Apr 20/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON               -          -        6516.2         5519.6
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO         17451.77       -3.6       18215.35      14218.60
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT            -          -       7348.83        5292.14
                                     (Apr 17/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS                -          -       5938.90        4617.59
                                     (Apr 20/07)   (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY          6188.2      -20.9        6236.9        4776.00
                                     (Apr 18/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG      20572.8     +16.23      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                         -                 (1.3575)
Dollar/Yen                          -                 (118.56)
Pound/Dollar                        -                 (2.0016)
Gold (ounce)                        -                 (690.40)
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