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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              August 05   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10041.85      -84.66     10737.70        9906.91
             (1300 EDT)                 (Feb 11)      (May 17)
LONDON          4413.4        +5.3       4575.7         4309.4
                                        (Apr 27)      (Mar 24)
TOKYO         11060.89      +50.87     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      3829.03       +5.29      4151.83        3726.07
                                        (Jan 23)      (Mar 24)
PARIS          3622.98      +15.40      3811.43        3518.45
                                        (Apr 23)      (Mar 24)
SYDNEY          3538.9        -7.1       3568.7         3262.0
                                        (Jul 08)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     12491.92     +211.66     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                    1.2062                 (1.2046)
Dollar/Yen                     111.54                 (111.39)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8253                 (1.8249)
Gold (ounce)                   392.15                 (392.65)
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