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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December 31 DAY'S CHANGE 2004 YEAR 2004 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10796.61 -3.69 10854.54 9757.81
(1300 EST) (Dec 28) (Oct 22)
LONDON 4814.3 -5.8 4820.1 4301.5
(Dec 30) (Aug 13)
TOKYO MARKET HOLIDAY 12163.89 10365.40
(Apr 26) (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT MARKET HOLIDAY 4261.79 3646.99
(Dec 28) (Aug 13)
PARIS 3821.16 -6.79 3844.14 3484.84
(Nov 17) (Aug 13)
SYDNEY 4050.6 -4.3 4054.9 3262.0
(Dec 30) (Feb 05)
HONG KONG 14230.14 +66.59 14266.38 10967.65
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3560 (1.3637)
Dollar/Yen 102.47 (103.04)
Pound/Dollar 1.9156 (1.9255)
Gold (ounce) 438.05 (437.45)
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