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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            November 03   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10157.85     +122.12     10737.70        9757.81
             (1300 EST)                 (Feb 11)      (Oct 22)
LONDON          4718.5       +25.3       4718.5         4301.5
                                        (Nov 03)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO           MARKET HOLIDAY         12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      4039.04       +1.47      4151.83        3646.99
                                        (Jan 23)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3769.93       +4.09      3811.43        3484.84
                                        (Apr 23)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          3832.9       +34.3       3832.9         3262.0
                                        (Nov 03)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     13397.67      +88.93     13928.38       10967.65
                                        (Feb 18)      (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                     1.2784                (1.2700)
Dollar/Yen                      106.19                (106.32)
Pound/Dollar                    1.8457                (1.8385)
Gold (ounce)                    423.20                (418.45)
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