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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              April 20   DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE     IN POINTS      HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK      10449.20      +11.35     10737.70        7524.06
             (1300 EST)              (Feb 11/04)   (Mar 11/03)
LONDON          4569.0       +22.8       4569.0         3287.0
                                     (Apr 20/04)   (Mar 12/03)
TOKYO         11952.26     +188.05     12127.82        7607.88
                                     (Apr 13/04)   (Apr 28/03)
FRANKFURT      4061.13      +36.06      4151.83        2202.96
                                     (Jan 23/04)   (Mar 12/03)
PARIS          3773.43       +30.0      3785.36        2403.04
                                     (Mar 02/04)   (Mar 12/03)
SYDNEY          3452.2       +19.1       3458.5         2700.4
                                     (Apr 07/04)   (Mar 13/03)
HONG KONG     12394.37      -55.63     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                    1.1916                 (1.2019)
Dollar/Yen                     108.42                 (108.45)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7928                 (1.8086)
Gold (ounce)                   397.85                 (401.35)
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