6 PA News 1 CLOSCHANGE RATES 11 CLOSING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES 12 TOURIST RATES 13 CITY EXCHANGES RATES 14 TOURIST RATES 15 OPENING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES !1 PA 3 Oct 96 17:51 BST S8225 Copyright 1996 PA. Copying, storing, redistribution, retransmission, publication, transfer or commercial exploitation of this information is expressly forbidden. CLOSING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES Market Rate Day's spread Austria 16.8525 - 16.8530 16.8470 - 16.8930 Belgium 49.33 - 49.33 49.32 - 49.47 Canada 2.1293 - 2.1298 2.1278 - 2.1320 Denmark 9.1830 - 9.1840 9.1806 - 9.2077 Ecu 1.2546 - 1.2551 1.2539 - 1.2572 France 8.1065 - 8.1106 8.1037 - 8.1209 Germany 2.3954 - 2.3961 2.3946 - 2.4019 Holland 2.6874 - 2.6879 2.6868 - 2.6947 Italy 2374.79 - 2374.79 2373.41 - 2383.78 Japan 174.48 - 174.60 174.15 - 174.80 Norway 10.1889 - 10.1894 10.1867 - 10.2119 Portugal 242.34 - 242.34 242.17 - 242.83 Spain 201.64 - 201.64 201.47 - 201.97 Sweden 10.3626 - 10.3631 10.3308 - 10.3840 Switzerland 1.9649 - 1.9662 1.9617 - 1.9709 US 1.5653 - 1.5658 1.5635 - 1.5667 OTHER EXCHANGES Closing Spread Australia 1.9807 - 1.9812 Eire 0.9788 - 0.9793 Greece 377.56 - 377.56 Hong Kong 12.1040 - 12.1050 New Zealand 2.2395 - 2.2400 Saudi Arabia 5.8722 - 5.8780 Singapore 2.2066 - 2.2071 South Africa 7.0891 - 7.0896 !