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 30  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR

              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW

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NEW YORK      10721.50     -63.32       10940.55       10012.36

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

LONDON          5618.8      -19.5         5638.3         4783.6

                                         (Dec 29)      (Jan 12)

TOKYO         16111.43    -232.77        16344.2       10825.39

                                         (Dec 29)      (May 17)

FRANKFURT      5408.26     -50.32        5458.58        4178.10

                                         (Dec 29)      (Apr 28)

PARIS          4715.23     -57.70        4772.93        3816.14

                                         (Dec 29)      (Jan 12)

SYDNEY          4763.4       -9.1         4772.5        3947.10

                                         (Dec 29)       (May 4)

HONG KONG     14876.43    -169.16       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                    1.1830                  (1.1844)

Dollar/Yen                     118.00                  (117.82)

Pound/Dollar                   1.7188                  (1.7228)

Gold (ounce)                   517.60                  (514.50)

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