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 17 DAY'S CHANGE 2004 YEAR 2004 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10805.31 -29.57 10854.54 9757.81
(1300 EST) (Dec 28/04) (Oct 22/04)
LONDON 5057.4 +4.2 5058.9 4301.5
(Feb 15/05) (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO 11582.72 -18.96 12163.89 10365.40
(Apr 26/04) (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT 4369.68 +0.91 4402.03 3646.99
(Feb 15/05) (Aug 13/04)
PARIS 4005.5 -3.52 4030.45 3484.84
(Feb 15/05) (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY 4166.9 +15.2 4189.6 3262.0
(Feb 07/05) (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG 13967.82 -47.67 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 1.3084 (1.3021)
Dollar/Yen 105.42 (105.44)
Pound/Dollar 1.8945 (1.8806)
Gold (ounce) 427.40 (424.95)
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