The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges, the day's change in points and the indices' 2003 closing highs and lows (with dates).

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              April 08    DAY'S CHANGE  2003 YEAR    2003 YEAR
                CLOSE      IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10486.18       +6.03     10737.70        7524.06
             (1300 EST)              (Feb 11/04)   (Mar 11/03)
LONDON          4489.7       +21.0       4559.1         3287.0
                                     (Mar 04/04)   (Mar 12/03)
TOKYO         12092.59      +72.97     12092.59        7607.88
                                     (Apr 08/04)   (Apr 28/03)
FRANKFURT      4013.53      +12.37      4151.83        2202.96
                                     (Jan 23/04)   (Mar 12/03)
PARIS          3740.11       +5.55      3785.36        2403.04
                                     (Mar 02/04)   (Mar 12/03)
SYDNEY          3450.6        -7.9       3458.5         2700.4
                                     (Apr 07/04)   (Mar 13/03)
HONG KONG     12909.37      -10.68     13928.38        8409.01
                                     (Feb 18/04)   (Apr 25/03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2073                 (1.2188)
Dollar/Yen                     106.35                 (105.21)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8303                 (1.8419)
Gold (ounce)                   419.68                 (422.90)
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