P237 CEEFAX 2 237 Fri 17 Jan 21:15/26 DOLLAR JUST OFF 30-MONTH HIGH VS DMARS (1720): The dollar held firm above 1.61 marks, but had eased off its 30-month high of 1.6148 amid profit-taking. The currency pushed higher when November US trade data showed a smaller than expected import/export gap. Dollar/yen was less impressive amid concerns that the Bank of Japan may soon bj off-loading the US unit again. £ Opg 96.5 11p0 96.5 14p0 96.8 Thu 0900 96.4 1200 96.6 1500 96.4 Cls 1000 96.5 1300 96.5 Cls 96.6 96.1 NY Cls (Thu) $-£ 1.6790 $-DM 1.5950 Currencies 240 Front page 100 Dow US Markets Shares Main MenuP237 CEEFAX 2 267 Fri 17 Jan 21:00/54 U W"£££"£££"£££ ]]]] ANNUITY RATE TRENDS 2/2 UPI-LINKED UPI TRENDS ANNUITY INDEX (his week @ £781 1 month ago £7<1 153.9 6 months ago £797 152.4 @1 @@a agoA @£8@@ 1@0.2 Benchmark annjity = Mali 65, single life, guaranteed for 5 years Source: Annuit= Direct City A-U Notes City News Main Menu