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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             May 01   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13069.25      +6.34      13120.94       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Apr 27/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON          6419.6      -29.6        6516.2         5519.6
                                     (Apr 16/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO         17274.98    -125.43      18215.35       14218.60
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT      MARKET HOLIDAY           7408.87        5292.14
                                     (Apr 30/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS          MARKET HOLIDAY           5960.04        4617.59
                                     (Apr 30/07)   (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY          6145.8      -20.2        6236.9        4776.00
                                     (Apr 18/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG      MARKET HOLIDAY          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                    1.3603                 (1.3667)
Dollar/Yen                     119.77                 (119.41)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9991                 (2.0009)
Gold (ounce)                   674.55                 (680.75)
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