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 02 DAY'S CHANGE 2004 YEAR 2004 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10581.64 +29.70 10854.54 9757.81
(1300 EST) (Dec 28/04) (Oct 22/04)
LONDON 4916.2 +10.0 4916.2 4301.5
(Feb 02/05) (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO 11407.14 +22.74 12163.89 10365.40
(Apr 26/04) (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT 4296.31 +16.34 4316.40 3646.99
(Jan 07/05) (Aug 13/04)
PARIS 3951.72 +12.54 3951.72 3484.84
(Feb 02/05) (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY 4145.3 +17.7 4145.3 3262.0
(Feb 02/05) (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG 13555.80 -22.46 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 1.3022 (1.3020)
Dollar/Yen 103.94 (103.79)
Pound/Dollar 1.8834 (1.8812)
Gold (ounce) 420.70 (420.40)
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