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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          September 06   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR     2004 YEAR
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK       MARKET      HOLIDAY     10737.70        9814.66
             (1300 EDT)                 (Feb 11)      (Aug 09)
LONDON          4563.8       +13.0       4575.7         4301.5
                                        (Apr 27)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO         11244.37     +221.88     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      3887.58      +20.59      4151.83        3646.99
                                        (Jan 23)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3673.03       +7.09      3811.43        3484.84
                                        (Apr 23)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          3576.9        -0.4       3590.4         3262.0
                                        (Sep 02)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     13104.34     +156.24     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                    1.2066                 (1.2063)
Dollar/Yen                     110.15                 (110.64)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7808                 (1.7759)
Gold (ounce)                   402.60                 (400.53)
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