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Table 2:FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS OF BITUR ADIG

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(from Commissioner of Banking and DIDL)

JY MAY 6, 17.2

(HK$ million)

Net

End of Year/cath

Spot Assete

Forward Purchases

Spot forward Liabilities

Sales

Spot Positica

Net Torward

Open

Position Position

1980 December

241,517

128,915

225.935 124,858

12,531

4,057

16,638

1981 Decenter

359,229 160,042

353,426

146,241 5,803

13.801

19,604

1982 January

359,871

181,083

364,369

167.195 5,502

13,839

19.39%

406,359

197.355

404,064

181,839

2,305

15.517

17,822

March

417.537

226.931

417,847 207.335

-310

19,676

19.366

April

425,313

242,018

428,653

219,145 -3.345

22,873

19,5.2%

Maj

441,162

243,619

445,893

218,294 -5.731

25.325 19.554

June

464,459 262,496

476, 029

231,322 -11,570

31, 154

19,59+

July

479.115 264,781

475.332

230,720 -15,215

34,061

17,843

August

496.908 255,03%

510,601

224,025 -11,693

31,011

19,333

September

529.465 276,734

543,523

243,515 -14,063

33,219

79,156

October

November

548,005 284,617

563,841

248,104 -15,836

36.513

20,577

542.742 287,030

560,069 250,480 -17,327

36.550 19,223

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