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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NOVEMBER 03 DAY'S CHANGE 2005 YEAR 2005 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10543.97 +71.24 10940.55 10012.36
(1300 EST) (Mar 04) (Apr 20)
LONDON 5431.9 +73.3 5501.5 4783.6
(Oct 03) (Jan 12)
TOKYO MARKET HOLIDAY 13894.78 10825.39
(Nov 02) (May 17)
FRANKFURT 5011.00 +56.17 5138.02 4178.10
(Oct 04) (Apr 28)
PARIS 4502.02 +72.37 4650.24 3816.14
(Oct 04) (Jan 12)
SYDNEY 4513.7 +57.4 4671.7 3947.10
(Sep 29) (May 4)
HONG KONG 14601.59 +4.11 15466.06 13355.23
(Aug 15) (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.1959 (1.2062)
Dollar/Yen 117.32 (116.74)
Pound/Dollar 1.7710 (1.7750)
Gold (ounce) 460.40 (463.10)
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