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 24    DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10472.79       -6.78     10737.70        9906.91
                                        (Feb 11)      (May 17)
LONDON          4503.2       +16.5       4575.7         4309.4
                                        (Apr 27)      (Mar 24)
TOKYO         11744.15     +163.59     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      4007.05      +61.95      4151.83        3726.07
                                        (Jan 23)      (Mar 24)
PARIS          3755.75      +35.61      3811.43        3518.45
                                        (Apr 23)      (Mar 24)
SYDNEY          3533.5       -19.2       3554.5         3262.0
                                        (Jun 21)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     12163.68     +313.91     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                    1.2177                 (1.2098)
Dollar/Yen                     107.12                 (108.62)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8274                 (1.8184)
Gold (ounce)                   401.55                 (394.50)
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