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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            May 06      DAY'S CHANGE
             CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      13006.34     +36.80       13058.20      11740.15
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Mar 10)
LONDON          6215.2       -0.3         6479.4        5414.4
                                         (Jan 03)     (Mar 17)
TOKYO          MARKET HOLIDAY           14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      7017.10     -34.98        7949.11       6182.30
                                         (Jan 02)     (Mar 17)
PARIS          5040.92     -22.44        5550.36       4431.04
                                         (Jan 02)     (Mar 17)
SYDNEY          5701.4      -28.9         6353.2        5086.1
                                         (Jan 02)     (Mar 18)
HONG KONG     26262.13     +78.18       27560.52      21084.61
                                         (Jan 02)     (Mar 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                     1.5533                (1.5490)
Dollar/Yen                      104.72                (105.09)
Pound/Dollar                    1.9729                (1.9680)
Gold (ounce)                    877.65                (871.10)
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