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 25 DAY'S CHANGE
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 13469.49 +28.36 13542.88 12133.40
(1300 EDT) (May 21) (Mar 14)
LONDON 6570.5 +5.1 6640.9 6058.7
(May 18) (Mar 05)
TOKYO 17481.21 -215.76 18215.35 16642.25
(Feb 26) (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT 7739.20 +41.82 7735.88 6447.70
(May 23) (Mar 14)
PARIS 6057.49 +9.18 6120.20 5296.22
(May 23) (Mar 14)
SYDNEY 6252.8 -26.3 6369.0 5653.6
(May 21) (Mar 05)
HONG KONG 20520.66 -278.31 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 1.3452 (1.3436)
Dollar/Yen 121.72 (121.41)
Pound/Dollar 1.9846 (1.9856)
Gold (ounce) 655.60 (653.15)
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