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 17   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK       9985.28      +30.73     10737.70        9814.66
             (1300 EDT)                 (Feb 11)      (Aug 09)
LONDON          4358.7        +8.5       4575.7         4301.5
                                        (Apr 27)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO         10725.97      +38.16     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      3705.73       +6.62      4151.83        3646.99
                                        (Jan 23)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3533.13      +1645x      3811.43        3484.84
                                        (Apr 23)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          3483.2       +14.9       3568.7         3262.0
                                        (Jul 08)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     12256.12      +36.37     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                    1.2340                 (1.2345)
Dollar/Yen                     110.00                 (110.66)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8287                 (1.8400)
Gold (ounce)                   404.75                 (402.95)
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