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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             October 13   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10290.86      +46.37     10737.70        9814.66
NEW YORK      10042.81      -34.37     10737.70        9814.66
             (1300 EST)                 (Feb 11)      (Aug 09)
LONDON          4634.8       -13.1       4707.1         4301.5
                                        (Oct 05)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO         11195.99       -5.82     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      3976.03       +9.55      4151.83        3646.99
                                        (Jan 23)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3694.32       +5.59      3811.43        3484.84
                                        (Apr 23)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          3725.2        +7.8       3725.2         3262.0
                                        (Oct 13)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     13171.58      -80.01     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                    1.2270                 (1.2378)
Dollar/Yen                     109.79                 (109.28)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7891                 (1.7970)
Gold (ounce)                   412.00                 (421.40)
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