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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August 02 DAY'S CHANGE 2004 YEAR 2004 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10140.22 +0.51 10737.70 9906.91
(1300 EDT) (Feb 11) (May 17)
LONDON 4415.7 +2.6 4575.7 4309.4
(Apr 27) (Mar 24)
TOKYO 11222.24 -103.54 12163.89 10365.40
(Apr 26) (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT 3862.71 -32.90 4151.83 3726.07
(Jan 23) (Mar 24)
PARIS 3623.79 -23.31 3811.43 3518.45
(Apr 23) (Mar 24)
SYDNEY 3544.9 +8.8 3568.7 3262.0
(Jul 08) (Feb 05)
HONG KONG 12201.39 -36.64 13928.38 10967.65
(Feb 18) (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2039 (1.2002)
Dollar/Yen 110.84 (111.49)
Pound/Dollar 1.8275 (1.8163)
Gold (ounce) 391.95 (390.25)
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Copyright Reuters, 2004