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 17   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13453.48     -34.05      13487.53       12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                 (May 16)      (Mar 14)
LONDON          6579.3      +19.8        6603.7         6058.7
                                        (May 04)      (Mar 05)
TOKYO         17498.60      -30.4      18215.35       16642.25
                                        (Feb 26)      (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT      7499.50     +18.25       7525.69        6447.70
                                        (May 07)      (Mar 14)
PARIS          6027.00      +9.09       6071.48        5296.22
                                        (May 07)      (Mar 14)
SYDNEY          6365.9      +71.3        6365.9         5653.6
                                        (May 17)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     20994.61     +57.35      20994.61       18664.88
                                        (May 17)      (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3497                 (1.3513)
Dollar/Yen                     121.24                 (120.73)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9748                 (1.9775)
Gold (ounce)                   657.25                 (662.85)
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