U.S Dollar Rates Dec.21

Latest Previous %Chg

Yen 129.50-55 128.61-67 +0.69

Euro* 0.8949-53 0.9000-04 -0.57

Sterling* 1.4500-06 1.4484-94 +0.11

Swiss franc 1.6361-66 1.6304-10 +0.35

Canadian dollar 1.5811-16 1.5787-93 +0.15

Australian dollar* 0.5069-71 0.5046-51 +0.46

New Zealand dollar* 0.4145-48 0.4107-14 +0.93

Deutsche mark 2.1848-53 2.1722-34 +0.58

Czech koruna 36.222-52 35.992-22 +0.64

Hungary forint 274.61-22 274.69-39 -0.03

Danish krone 8.3128-43 8.2621-71 +0.61

Norwegian krone 8.9177-07 8.8948-78 +0.26

Polish zloty 3.9658-88 3.9560-90 +0.25

Russian ruble 30.251-71 30.330-40 -0.26

Swedish krona 10.6100-60 10.5815-75 +0.27

Dutch guilder 2.4606-11 2.4475-88 +0.54

French franc 7.3275-91 7.2852-92 +0.58

Italian lira 2162.95 2150.46 +0.58

Hong Kong dollar 7.7970-73 7.7982-87 -0.02

Malaysian ringgit 3.7995-05 3.7995-05 0.00

Indian rupee 47.760-50 47.73-83 +0.06

Singapore dollar 1.8379-86 1.8363-73 +0.09

S. Korean won 1290.2-0.2 1290.2-0.2 0.00

Taiwan dollar 34.870-20 34.660-60 +0.61

Thai baht 43.95-99 43.850-00 +0.23

S. African rand 12.5800-00 13.4500-00 -6.47

Brazilian real 2.337-40 2.334-36 +0.13

Mexican peso 9.199-10 9.195-05 +0.04

*Base money

Rates 1150 GMT

Source: Dow Jones/Reuters