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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          December 14    DAY'S CHANGE
             CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      13442.52     -75.44       14164.53      12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 09)     (Mar 14)
LONDON          6397.0      +32.8         6732.4        5858.9
                                         (Jun 15)     (Aug 16)
TOKYO         15514.51     -22.01       18261.98      14837.66
                                         (Jul 09)     (Nov 21)
FRANKFURT      7948.36     +20.05        8105.69       6447.70
                                         (Jul 16)     (Mar 14)
PARIS          5605.36     +14.45        6168.15       5265.47
                                         (Jun 01)     (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6491.7     -105.9         6828.7        5653.6
                                         (Nov 01)     (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     27563.64    -180.81       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                    1.4448                 (1.4612)
Dollar/Yen                     113.38                 (112.14)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0215                 (2.0400)
Gold (ounce)                   792.90                 (797.85)
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