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 28  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR

              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW

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NEW YORK      10801.15     +23.22       10940.55       10012.36

             (1300 EDT)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)

LONDON          5622.8      +27.4         5622.8         4783.6

                                         (Dec 28)      (Jan 12)

TOKYO         16194.61    +225.21       16194.61       10825.39

                                         (Dec 28)      (May 17)

FRANKFURT      5447.15      +2/31        5447.15        4178.10

                                         (Dec 28)      (Apr 28)

PARIS          4756.93     -12.45        4769.38        3816.14

                                         (Dec 27)      (Jan 12)

SYDNEY          4755.6      +27.9         4755.6        3947.10

                                         (Dec 28)       (May 4)

HONG KONG     15101.54     -82.04       15466.06       13355.23

                                         (Aug 15)      (Apr 18)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT

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Euro/Dollar                    1.1841                  (1.1855)

Dollar/Yen                     117.82                  (117.12)

Pound/Dollar                   1.7173                  (1.7308)

Gold (ounce)                   515.55                  (508.40)

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