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 28   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10398.02      -69.38     10854.54        9757.81
             (1300 EST)              (Dec 28/04)   (Oct 22/04)
LONDON          4832.8       -20.6       4854.1         4301.5
                                     (Jan 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO         11320.58      -20.73     12163.89       10365.40
                                     (Apr 26/04)   (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT      4201.81      -14.60      4316.40        3646.99
                                     (Jan 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
PARIS          3870.35      -21.05      3891.40        3484.84
                                     (Jan 27/05)   (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY          4098.9        -6.8       4105.7         3262.0
                                     (Jan 27/05)   (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG     13650.06      +21.15     14266.38       10967.65
                                     (Dec 29/04)   (May 17/04)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3032                 (1.3030)
Dollar/Yen                     103.46                 (103.22)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8854                 (1.8866)
Gold (ounce)                   425.03                 (425.70)
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