P299 CJEFAX 2 299 Fri 17 Jan 21:16/27 /U $kj $kj 'k ] Advice Would-be investors should be aware of the pitfalls of investment in financial markets. Prices displayed are indicative only and professional advice should be sought before dealing. Bonds The "long bond" is a US Treasury bond (T-bond) with a 30-year life. It can bj found on page 245 Commodities The gold price on page 200 is quoted in dollars pet ounce. Copper, lead, tin, zinc, both aluminium contracts, and nickel on page 246 are @ quoted in dollars pet tonne. Oil, on page 200, is in dollars pet bulk barrel of Brent Blind crude. 1/8 Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front page 100 Main Menu CityHeads Sport WeatherP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Fri 17 Jan 21:14/02 Eff £ An expression of th pound's value in terms of a trade-weighted as t of curt ci s. (100 = 97 ). It can bU found on sages 237 and 4,0. Futures Three LIFFE contracts are f h y dSsignj to allow investoys to protect th—msjlv—s aka—mst shifts in thar— prices (ET-SE 100 future) ot interest rat—— (Long gilt futur— and Short SteMling future). Fo+ th0 purpo of Ceefax viewers, th0y can provide guidanc to th prevailing market perception of sha i price or interest rat t nds. See Lon1 gilt and Short St22ling. —/— FT-SE 100 future 234 Headline 200 Main Menu CityHiads Sport WeatherP299 CEEFAX 2 2:9 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/15 are US government stocks and, like othjt bonds (sji Bonds), pay fixed rates of interest over periods that vary betwe—n sro—ks while r—paying £100 at maturity. So, prices move in opposition to the prev iling level of interest rates. See page 228. — — — — — Indices Where not indicated, market indices quoted on Cjefax are made up as f lows. All ordinaries (all shad s , CAC 40), DAX ( 0), w (30), OJ (sbmpli , FT ord (30Q, Hang Sing (33), Nikkei (225), S&P (500), UPI (all), Straits Times indust ial (30). 3/ US indices 231 Front page 100 Main Mink CatyH ads aSport Wea h nP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Fri 17 Jan 21:17/26 ] InterbanR Cujrency rates on 241 and 242 apply to dealings between banks in sims upwards oe £*0p,00@. Three-mont@ interbank interest rater (on 244) represent inter-banK borrowing costs over a three-month term. Interest rates L#^g gilt futures, Eurodollar deposits, and Long Bonds are priced in 32nds (denoted bz a hyphen). the US. The Long Bond is a US Treasury bond maturing in 30 years' time. (The yield is shown beneath the price). See pages 244 and 245. See Long gilt and Short Stirling. 4/ Forix report 237 Hiadlinru 200 Exchanges 2,0 Front page 100 Main M u CityHiads Spo t WeathP299 CEEFAX 2 299 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/26 LIFFE Denotes London International Financial FuturesOOptions Exchange. LME Denotes London Metal Exchange. Long gilt future These are futures in a notional British gilt quoted in terms of a nominal £100 worth. Prices All prices and rates quoted on Cjefax Xixcept for the tourist rater on 243) are "middles". Bid-offer spreads widen during periods of price/rate volatility. Results EPS is earnings pet share - profit divided bz number of shares. 5/8 LIFFE long gilt 244 Headlin s 200 Results index 210 Front page 100 Main Menu CityHiads Sport 'eathjtP299 CEEFAX 2 2:9 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/43 SHARECHECK Constituents are biggest companies in terms of market worth. Selection is revised at three-month intervals. Bigge;t winners & loujrs are a sub-set of the SHARECHECK and Recent Issues constituents. See page 220 for a full index for Sharecheck. @ Rho t sterling future Quoted at 100 units minus rate of interest, there are futures in three-month sterling deposits. 6/8 Results index 21p SHARECHECK 220 Matkjts 23p Savings 250 Exchanges 240 Annuities 260 Short sterling 244 Front ppgj 100 Main Menu CityHeads Sport WeathjtP299 CJEFAX 2 299 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/2p F NANCE ON 2: WEEKDAYS Annuities 260 Markets index 230 Dow Jones 232 Mortgages 251 Dow US 200 Oil 200 City news 201 Popular shares 224 Currency index 240 Recent issuer 226 Diary 219 Results 210 Eutopj 2sm Savingv @ 251 Far East 236 SEAQ volume 234 Farm prices@ 247 Share prices 220 Forex report 237 Short stirling 244 FUSE 100 231 US int rates 244 Gilts 228 US int rates 245 Gold 20p Tax (weekends) 270 Index option 229 Tourist rater 243 L FFE 2,4 Wall Street 23k LME Metals 246 World indices 233 London report 234 Your Money 250 7/ Full A-Z index 199 Front page 100 Main Menu CityHiads Sport +eathjtP299 CJEFAX 2 2:9 Fri 17 Jan 21:10/14 FINANCE ON 2: WEEKENDS "Ask Adam" 202 Savings 251 Annuities 260 Postal 255 Notes 261 TESSAs 256 CPA for min 262 Nat Savings 257 CPA for women 26s Credit cards 258 CPA joint life 264 Shaw's Shares 203 Purchased life 26k Tbx Guijj 2/p Index linked 266 Allowances 272 Annuity trends 267 Othjt reliefs 273 Update 204 Car and fuel 274 Monjyfili 200 Capital gains 275 Money Programme 205 UPI 276 Mortgages 251 Pensions 277 Standard var 252 Inheritance 278 Fixed rates 253 Other info 279 1st timers 254 Stocks Panel 206 News index 201 Your Money 250 8/8 Full A-Z index 199 Front page 100 Main Menu CityHeads Sport Weathjt