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Table 4:

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1992

Foreign exchange transactions by brokers.

Currency composition (April 1992)

Average daily turnover@

% increase

compared with April 1989

Currencies

Hong Kong dollar against :

US dollar

(US$ equivalent, million)

% share

3,419

17.3

60.0

3,419

17.3

60.0

-

Others

0

0.0

0.0

US dollar against:

Deutechemark

15,141

76.7

1.8

5,900

29.9

20.2

Japanese yen

4,258

21.6

- 13.0

Swiss franc

787

4.0

-56.3

Pound sterling

1,973

10.0

Australian dollar

463

Canadian dollar

1,520

French franc

5

- ECU

31

—

Others

204

Cross currencies+

1,181

-

Japanese yen / Deutschemark

957

Pound sterling / Deutschemark

191

Others

33

0.2

38*99 9992

2.3

- 10.0 -38.4

7.7

856.0

1257.1

N.A.

N.A.

6.0

541.8

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

TOTAL

19,741

100.0

14.8

Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.

@There is no separation between gross turnover or net turnover for brokers.

+ Direct trading between two currencies not involving the US dollar or the Hong Kong dollar. #Less than 0.05%.

N.A. Not available

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