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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                MAY 05   DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE     IN POINTS      HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK      10301.72      -15.48     10737.70        7524.06
             (1300 EDT)              (Feb 11/04)   (Mar 11/03)
LONDON          4569.5       +22.3       4575.7         3287.0
                                     (Apr 27/04)   (Mar 12/03)
TOKYO          MARKET HOLIDAY          12163.89        7607.88
                                     (Apr 26/04)   (Apr 28/03)
FRANKFURT       4022.1      +31.35      4151.83        2202.96
                                     (Jan 23/04)   (Mar 12/03)
PARIS          3729.38      +28.59      3811.43        2403.04
                                     (Apr 23/04)   (Mar 12/03)
SYDNEY          3407.6       +16.4       3458.5         2700.4
                                     (Apr 07/04)   (Mar 13/03)
HONG KONG     11950.46     -147.84     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                    1.2169                 (1.2077)
Dollar/Yen                     108.65                 (109.96)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7929                 (1.7885)
Gold (ounce)                   392.60                 (392.85)
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