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 17   DAY'S CHANGE         2010           2010
              CLOSE     IN POINTS          HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10475.51    -145.18       11167.32      10002.18
             (1300 EDT)                  (Apr 29)     (Feb 04)
LONDON         5262.54      -0.31        5825.01       5060.92
                                         (Apr 15)     (Feb 05)
TOKYO         10235.76    -226.75       11339.30       9932.90
                                         (Apr 05)     (Feb 09)
FRANKFURT      6066.92     +10.21         6332.1       5434.34
                                         (Apr 26)     (Feb 05)
PARIS          3543.55     -16.81        4065.65       3392.59
                                         (Apr 15)     (May 07)
SYDNEY         4467.20    -143.90         5001.9       4467.20
                                         (Apr 15)     (May 17)
HONG KONG     19715.20    -430.23       22416.67      19550.89
                                         (Jan 06)     (Feb 08)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2318                 (1.2428)
Dollar/Yen                      92.07                  (92.12)
Pound/Dollar                   1.4408                 (1.4585)
Gold (ounce)                  1226.15                (1227.00)
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