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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               March 17   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10642.61       +9.54     10940.55        9757.81
             (1300 EST)              (Mar 04/05)   (Oct 22/04)
LONDON          4922.1       -15.5       5060.8         4301.5
                                     (Feb 21/05)   (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO         11775.50      -97.68     12163.89       10365.40
                                     (Apr 26/04)   (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT      4315.92       +6.81      4428.09        3646.99
                                     (Mar 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
PARIS          4032.07      +12.67      4108.00        3484.84
                                     (Mar 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY          4232.4       -12.1       4244.4         3262.0
                                     (Mar 16/05)   (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG     13817.99      -14.53     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                    1.3359                 (1.3413)
Dollar/Yen                     104.63                 (104.25)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9234                 (1.9257)
Gold (ounce)                   438.23                 (443.35)
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