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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             January 17   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK          MARKET HOLIDAY       10854.54        9757.81
             (1300 EST)                 (Dec 28)      (Oct 22)
LONDON          4846.7       +25.9       4854.1         4301.5
                                        (Jan 07)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO         11487.10      +48.71     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      4245.51      +13.15      4316.40        3646.99
                                        (Jan 07)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3881.44      +26.84      3881.44        3484.84
                                        (Jan 17)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          4076.9       +15.3       4076.9         3262.0
                                        (Jan 17)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     13621.65     +126.87     14266.38       10967.65
                                        (Dec 29)      (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3080                 (1.3100)
Dollar/Yen                     102.05                 (102.17)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8612                 (1.8688)
Gold (ounce)                   422.45                 (422.95)
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