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 18    DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE      IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10410.89      +33.37     10737.70        9906.91
                                        (Feb 11)      (May 17)
LONDON          4505.8       +12.5       4575.7         4309.4
                                        (Apr 27)      (Mar 24)
TOKYO         11382.08     -225.82     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      3999.79      +14.33      4151.83        3726.07
                                        (Jan 23)      (Mar 24)
PARIS          3740.90      +22.82      3811.43        3518.45
                                        (Apr 23)      (Mar 24)
SYDNEY          3527.7       +17.5       3527.7         3262.0
                                        (Jun 18)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     11855.55     -227.31     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                    1.2130                 (1.2063)
Dollar/Yen                     108.70                 (109.58)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8373                 (1.8343)
Gold (ounce)                   396.00                 (387.70)
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