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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          November 30    DAY'S CHANGE
             CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      13373.91      +62.18      14164.53      12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 09)     (Mar 14)
LONDON          6432.5       +83.4        6732.4        5858.9
                                         (Jun 15)     (Aug 16)
TOKYO         15680.67     +166.93      18261.98      14837.66
                                         (Jul 09)     (Nov 21)
FRANKFURT      7870.52     +105.33       8105.69       6447.70
                                         (Jul 16)     (Mar 14)
PARIS          5670.57      +72.46       6168.15       5265.47
                                         (Jun 01)     (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6533.1       +88.6        6828.7        5653.6
                                         (Nov 01)     (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     28643.61     +161.07      31638.22      18664.88
                                        (Oct 30)      (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.4704                 (1.4760)
Dollar/Yen                     110.84                 (109.67)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0585                 (2.0628)
Gold (ounce)                   782.85                 (797.25)
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