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 25   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13018.22     +64.28      12961.98       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Apr 20/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON          6461.9      +32.4        6516.2         5519.6
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO         17236.16    -215.61      18215.35       14218.60
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT      7343.08     +72.76       7348.83        5292.14
                                     (Apr 17/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS          5947.33      +61.3        5947.33       4617.59
                                     (Apr 25/07)   (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY         MARKET HOLIDAY           6236.9         4776.00
                                     (Apr 18/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG     20536.78     -36.02      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                    1.3640                 (1.3575)
Dollar/Yen                     118.65                 (118.56)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0030                 (2.0016)
Gold (ounce)                   683.50                 (690.40)
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