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 05   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11540.43    +101.57       11438.86       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                 (May 04)       (Jan 20)
LONDON          6091.7      +54.8         6132.7        5633.80
                                         (Apr 21)      (Jan 24)
TOKYO             MARKET HOLIDAY        17563.37       15341.18
                                         (Apr 07)      (Jan 18)
FRANKFURT      6113.29     +73.97        6113.29        5334.30
                                         (May 05)      (Jan 24)
PARIS          5286.40     +52.70        5286.40        4748.32
                                         (May 05)      (Jan 24)
SYDNEY          5255.4      +66.3         5327.2        4776.00
                                         (Apr 26)      (Jan 03)
HONG KONG         MARKET HOLIDAY        17026.98       14944.77
                                         (May 2)       (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2742                  (1.2682)
Dollar/Yen                     112.44                  (113.58)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8596                  (1.8479)
Gold (ounce)                   680.30                  (670.70)
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