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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OCTOBER 26 DAY'S CHANGE 2005 YEAR 2005 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10494.56 +45.42 10940.55 10012.36
NEW YORK 10397.17 +18.88 10940.55 10012.36
(1300 EST) (Mar 04) (Apr 20)
LONDON 5227.8 +45.7 5501.5 4783.6
(Oct 03) (Jan 12)
TOKYO 13395.02 +114.40 13738.84 10825.39
(Oct 4) (May 17)
FRANKFURT 4900.79 +27.82 5138.02 4178.10
(Oct 04) (Apr 28)
PARIS 4412.7 +15.71 4650.24 3816.14
(Oct 04) (Jan 12)
SYDNEY 4443.4 +52.6 4671.7 3947.10
(Sep 29) (May 4)
HONG KONG 14458.14 +33.26 15466.06 13355.23
(Aug 15) (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2065 (1.2100)
Dollar/Yen 115.92 (114.88)
Pound/Dollar 1.7729 (1.7850)
Gold (ounce) 471.55 (473.10)
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