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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February 01 DAY'S CHANGE 2004 YEAR 2004 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10544.70 +54.76 10854.54 9757.81
(1300 EST) (Dec 28/04) (Oct 22/04)
LONDON 4906.2 +53.9 4906.2 4301.5
(Feb 01/05) (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO 11384.40 -3.19 12163.89 10365.40
(Apr 26/04) (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT 4279.97 +25.12 4316.40 3646.99
(Jan 07/05) (Aug 13/04)
PARIS 3939.18 +25.49 3939.18 3484.84
(Feb 01/05) (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY 4127.7 +20.4 4127.7 3262.0
(Feb 01/05) (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG 13578.26 -143.43 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 1.3020 (1.3046)
Dollar/Yen 103.79 (103.58)
Pound/Dollar 1.8812 (1.8824)
Gold (ounce) 420.40 (421.50)
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