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 15 DAY'S CHANGE
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 13462.02 +114.75 13362.87 12133.40
(1300 EDT) (May 09) (Mar 14)
LONDON 6568.6 +13.1 6603.7 6058.7
(May 04) (Mar 05)
TOKYO 17512.98 -164.96 18215.35 16642.25
(Feb 26) (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT 7505.35 +45.74 7525.69 6447.70
(May 07) (Mar 14)
PARIS 6049.76 +23.34 6071.48 5296.22
(May 07) (Mar 14)
SYDNEY 6291.2 -53.9 6355.5 5653.6
(May 10) (Mar 05)
HONG KONG 20868.15 -111.09 20979.24 18664.88
(May 14) (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3601 (1.3543)
Dollar/Yen 120.25 (120.40)
Pound/Dollar 1.9858 (1.9797)
Gold (ounce) 672.65 (668.25)
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