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 24    DAY'S CHANGE
             CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      13557.87     +107.22      14164.53      12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 09)     (Mar 14)
LONDON          6479.3      +45.2         6732.4        5858.9
                                         (Jun 15)     (Aug 16)
TOKYO           MARKET HOLIDAY          18261.98      14837.66
                                         (Jul 09)     (Nov 21)
FRANKFURT       MARKET HOLIDAY           8105.69       6447.70
                                         (Jul 16)     (Mar 14)
PARIS          5614.28     +11.51        6168.15       5265.47
                                         (Jun 01)     (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6323.6      +76.6         6828.7        5653.6
                                         (Nov 01)     (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     28128.80    +501.88       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                    1.4407                 (1.4356)
Dollar/Yen                     114.47                 (114.03)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9766                 (1.9811)
Gold (ounce)                   812.90                 (810.55)
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