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 31   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10501.76      +74.56     10854.54        9757.81
             (1300 EST)              (Dec 28/04)   (Oct 22/04)
LONDON          4852.3       +19.5       4854.1         4301.5
                                     (Jan 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO         11387.59      +67.01     12163.89       10365.40
                                     (Apr 26/04)   (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT      4254.85      +53.04      4316.40        3646.99
                                     (Jan 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
PARIS          3913.69      +43.34      3913.69        3484.84
                                     (Jan 31/05)   (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY          4107.3        +8.4       4107.3         3262.0
                                     (Jan 31/05)   (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG     13721.69      +71.63     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                    1.3046                 (1.3032)
Dollar/Yen                     103.58                 (103.46)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8824                 (1.8854)
Gold (ounce)                   421.50                 (425.03)
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