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Key stock and currency market movements at 1700 GMT
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 03 - 11 - 2006


The following table shows the
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), according to Reuters:
NOV 3 DAY'S CHANGE 2006 YEAR 2006 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
NEW YORK 11969.23 -49.31 12163.66 10667.39
(1300 EDT) (Oct 26) (Jan 20)
LONDON 6148.1 -1.2 6214.6 5519.6
(Oct 25) (Jun 13)
TOKYO MARKET HOLIDAY 17563.37 14218.60
(Apr 07) (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT 6241.15 +17.82 6291.90 5292.14
(Nov 01) (Jun 13)
PARIS 5336.30 +26.23 5433.79 4617.59
(Oct 26) (Jun 13)
SYDNEY 5432.0 +22.6 5432.0 4776.00
(Nov 3) (Jan 03)
HONG KONG 18749.69 +34.91 18749.69 14944.77
(Nov 3) (Jan 03)
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
Euro/Dollar 1.2707 (1.2771)
Dollar/Yen 118.14 (117.22)
Pound/Dollar 1.9003 (1.9078)
Gold (ounce) 628.50 (623.45)
- - - -
*INDICES USED AND THEIR ALL-TIME CLOSING HIGHS
New York Dow Jones industrial average -- 12163.66 (Oct 26/06)
London FTSE 100 index -- 6930.2 (Dec 30/99)
Tokyo Nikkei average -- 38915.87 (Dec 29/89)
Frankfurt DAX index -- 8064.97 (Mar 07/00)
Paris CAC-40 General index -- 6922.23 (Sep 04/00)
Sydney Australia S&P/ASX 200 -- 5432.0 (Nov 03/06)
Hong Kong Hang Seng index -- 18749.69 (Nov 03/06)


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