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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             June 18  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK       13639.32      -0.16       13668.11     12133.40
              (1300 EDT)                 (Jun 01)     (Mar 14)
LONDON           6703.5      -28.9        6732.4        6058.7
                                         (Jun 15)     (Mar 05)
TOKYO          18149.52    +178.03       18215.35     16642.25
                                          (Feb 26)    (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT       8036.12      +5.48        8036.12      6447.70
                                         (Jun 18)     (Mar 14)
PARIS           6087.15     -18.13       6168.15       5296.22
                                         (Jun 01)     (Mar 14)
SYDNEY           6343.4      +49.6        6392.9        5653.6
                                         (Jun 04)     (Mar 05)
HONG KONG      21582.89    +565.84      21582.89      18664.88
                                         (Jun 18)     (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3410                 (1.3377)
Dollar/Yen                     123.65                 (123.52)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9832                 (1.9775)
Gold (ounce)                   656.25                 (655.00)
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