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 31   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13657.79     +24.71      13633.08       12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                 (May 30)      (Mar 14)
LONDON          6621.4      +19.3        6640.9         6058.7
                                        (May 18)      (Mar 05)
TOKYO         17875.75    +287.49      18215.35       16642.25
                                        (Feb 26)      (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT      7883.04    +118.07       7883.04        6447.70
                                        (May 30)      (Mar 14)
PARIS          6104.00     +61.85       6120.20        5296.22
                                        (May 23)      (Mar 14)
SYDNEY          6313.5      +70.1        6369.0         5653.6
                                        (May 21)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     20634.47    +340.71      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                    1.3446                 (1.3419)
Dollar/Yen                     121.81                 (121.53)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9792                 (1.9745)
Gold (ounce)                   659.50                 (653.85)
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