Global currencies Oct. 17

CURRENT HIGH LOW Euro* 0.8488 0.8511 0.8474 Japanese Yen 107.98 108.23 107.9 British Pound* 1.4358 1.4474 1.4338 Swiss Franc 1.7808 1.7817 1.7727 Austrian Schilling 16.2019 16.2287 16.1715 Belgian Franc 47.498 47.576 47.409 Danish Crown 8.764 8.7945 8.659 Dutch Guilder 2.5941 2.599 2.5899 Finnish Markka 7.0007 7.0123 6.9876 French Franc 7.7235 7.7363 7.709 German Mark 2.3029 2.3067 2.2985 Greek Drachma 399.52 400.44 398.84 Irish Punt 1.0778 1.0804 1.0766 Italian Lire 2279.31 2283.61 2275.56 Norwegian Crown 9.4604 9.4615 9.3995 Portuguese Escudo 236 236.45 235.61 Spanish Peseta 195.91 196.23 195.54 Swedish Crown 10.0162 10.099 9.909 Australian Dollar* 0.519 0.524 0.5187 Brazilian Real 1.862 1.865 1.863 Canadian Dollar 1.5206 1.5215 1.5175 Hong Kong Dollar 7.7974 7.7981 7.7977 Mexican Peso 9.525 9.539 9.535 Russian Rouble 27.831 27.857 27.83 Singapore Dollar 1.754 1.756 1.7511 South African Rand 7.542 7.5925 7.5425

*Base money

Rates at 1200 GMT

Source Reuters