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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             July 17  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13977.48     +26.50      13950.98       12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                 (Jul 16)      (Mar 14)
LONDON          6659.1      -38.6        6732.4         6058.7
                                        (Jun 15)      (Mar 05)
TOKYO         18217.27     -21.68      18261.98       16642.25
                                        (Jul 09)      (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT      8038.21     -67.48       8105.69        6447.70
                                        (Jul 16)      (Mar 14)
PARIS          6099.21     -26.39       6168.15        5296.22
                                        (Jun 01)       Mar 14)
SYDNEY          6381.6       +0.8        6400.6         5653.6
                                        (Jul 09)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     23057.30    +103.36      23099.29       18664.88
                                        (Jul 13)      (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3785                 (1.3778)
Dollar/Yen                     122.31                 (121.84)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0467                 (2.0369)
Gold (ounce)                   666.10                 (665.40)
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