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 FESTIVE FACTORS CHILL THE MASTER       
 (Close): The dollar was steady as      
 investors closed their books early.    
                                        
 Volume was reported to bj light in the 
 absence of many European markets for   
 the Christmas break.                   
                                        
 Sterling, meanwhile, drifted lower as  
 the market indulged in a festive bout  
 of profit-taking. US trade figure;     
 had little impact.                     
                                        
 £ Opg 94.6 1100 94.5 1400 94.5 Mon     
  0900 94.7 1200 94.6 1500 94.6 Cls     
  1000 94.4 1300 94.6  Cls 94.6 94.5    
                                        
 NY Cls (Thu) $-£ 1.6740 $-DM 1.5533    
                                        
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