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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                MAY 2     DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE     IN POINTS         HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10232.71      +40.20      10940.55        9757.81
             (1300 EST)               (Mar 04/05)   (Oct 22/04)
LONDON             MARKET HOLIDAY         5060.8         4301.5
                                      (Feb 21/05)   (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO         11002.11       -6.79      12163.89       10365.40
                                      (Apr 26/04)   (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT      4224.02      +39.18       4428.09        3646.99
                                      (Mar 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
PARIS          3938.77      +27.06       4124.37        3484.84
                                      (Apr 07/05)   (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY          4011.3       +28.1        4266.4         3262.0
                                      (Mar 21/05)   (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG           MARKET HOLIDAY      14266.38       10967.65
                                      (Dec 29/04)   (May 17/04)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2846                  (1.2906)
Dollar/Yen                     105.02                  (104.73)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8931                  (1.9108)
Gold (ounce)                   429.40                  (435.95)
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