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 04   DAY'S CHANGE    2009             2009
                 CLOSE     IN POINTS     HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK      10385.27     +19.12     10471.58         6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                (Dec 01)       (Mar 05)
LONDON         5322.36      +9.36      5382.67         3512.09
                                       (Nov 16)       (Mar 03)
TOKYO         10022.59     +44.92     10639.71         7054.98
                                       (Aug 26)       (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT      5817.65     +47.30      5854.14         3690.72
                                       (Oct 14)       (Mar 03)
PARIS          3846.62     +47.51      3892.36         2519.29
                                       (Oct 19)       (Mar 09)
SYDNEY          4702.2      -72.3       4859.9          3145.5
                                       (Oct 15)       (Mar 06)
HONG KONG     22498.15     -55.72     22943.98        11344.58
                                       (Nov 16)       (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.4889                 (1.5083)
Dollar/Yen                      90.03                  (88.20)
Pound/Dollar                   1.6504                 (1.6570)
Gold (ounce)                  1176.35                (1214.40)
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