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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               June 16    DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE      IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10369.86      -10.57     10737.70        9906.91
                                        (Feb 11)      (May 17)
LONDON          4491.1       +32.5       4575.7         4309.4
                                        (Apr 27)      (Mar 24)
TOKYO         11641.72     +254.02     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      4003.24      +15.94      4151.83        3726.07
                                        (Jan 23)      (Mar 24)
PARIS          3714.50      +31.07      3811.43        3518.45
                                        (Apr 23)      (Mar 24)
SYDNEY          3486.8       +18.4       3486.8         3262.0
                                        (Jun 16)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     12161.78     +111.09     13928.38       10967.65
                                        (Feb 18)      (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2002                 (1.2140)
Dollar/Yen                     110.01                 (109.35)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8279                 (1.8287)
Gold (ounce)                   384.88                 (388.40)
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