FX Poll 1997: Taken aback by a leap forward
| 97 | 96 | Bank | Score |
| French franc | |||
| 1 | 1 | Société Générale | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | Banque Nationale de Paris | 38 |
| 3 | 5 | Citibank | 34 |
| 4 | 2 | Chase | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | Banque Indosuez/Crédit Agricole | 28 |
| 6 | 6 | HSBC Midland | 23 |
| 7= | 10 | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 19 |
| 7= | – | NatWest | 19 |
| 9 | – | BZW | 17 |
| 10 | 9 | Banque Paribas | 16 |
| Italian lira | |||
| 1 | 3 | Citibank | 42 |
| 2 | 2 | Banca Commerciale Italiana | 41 |
| 3 | 1 | Chase | 38 |
| 4 | 4 | HSBC Midland | 34 |
| 5 | 5 | NatWest | 29 |
| 6 | 9= | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 19 |
| 7 | 8 | Bank of America | 15 |
| 8 | 6= | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 14 |
| 9 | 6= | JP Morgan | 13 |
| 10= | – | Cariplo | 12 |
| 10= | 9= | Union Bank of Switzerland | 12 |
| Spanish peseta | |||
| 1 | 2 | Citibank | 44 |
| 2 | 1 | Chase | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | HSBC Midland | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | NatWest | 23 |
| 5 | 7 | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 21 |
| 6 | – | Royal Bank of Scotland | 15 |
| 7 | 8= | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 13 |
| 8 | 4= | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | 11 |
| 9 | 4= | Bank of America | 10 |
| 10 | – | Société Générale | 9 |
| Ecu | |||
| 1 | 2 | Citibank | 23 |
| 2 | 1 | Chase | 17 |
| 3 | 8= | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | HSBC Midland | 12 |
| 6= | 5= | Kredietbank | 11 |
| 6= | 7 | NatWest | 11 |
| 8 | – | Banque Paribas | 10 |
| 9 | – | Dresdner Kleinwort Benson | 8 |
| 10= | 10 | Banque Indosuez/Crédit Agricole | 6 |
| 10= | – | Generale Bank | 6 |
| 10= | – | Royal Bank of Canada | 6 |
| 10= | – | Société Générale | 6 |
| Benelux currencies | |||
| 1 | – | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 52 |
| 2 | – | Citibank | 31 |
| 3 | – | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 25 |
| 4 | – | Chase | 23 |
| 5 | – | Kredietbank | 22 |
| 6 | – | Société Générale | 15 |
| 7= | – | Generale Bank | 14 |
| 7= | – | HSBC Midland | 14 |
| 9 | – | Banque Bruxelles Lambert | 13 |
| 10 | – | Bank of America | 8 |
| Scandinavian currencies | |||
| 1 | 1 | S-E-Banken | 46 |
| 2 | 2 | Citibank | 43 |
| 3 | 4 | Chase | 36 |
| 4 | 3 | Svenska Handelsbanken | 20 |
| 5 | 6 | Den Danske Bank | 18 |
| 6 | 7 | Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | HSBC Midland | 12 |
| 8 | – | Merita Bank | 11 |
| 9= | – | Royal Bank of Scotland | 9 |
| 9= | – | SBC Warburg | 9 |
| Irish punt | |||
| 1 | 5 | Chase | 23 |
| 2 | 3 | HSBC Midland | 21 |
| 3 | 4 | NatWest | 19 |
| 4 | 7= | Bank of Ireland | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | Citibank | 16 |
| 6 | – | Ulster Bank | 15 |
| 7 | 1 | AIB | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | BZW | 13 |
| 9= | – | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 9 |
| 9= | – | Royal Bank of Scotland | 9 |
| Portuguese escudo | |||
| 1= | 2 | Chase | 26 |
| 1= | 3 | Citibank | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | HSBC Midland | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | NatWest | 8 |
| 5= | – | ABN Amro Hoare Govett | 6 |
| 5= | 8= | Bank of America | 6 |
| 5= | – | Royal Bank of Scotland | 6 |
| Greek drachma | |||
| 1 | – | Citibank | 24 |
| 2 | – | NatWest | 17 |
| 3 | – | Chase | 12 |
| 4= | – | Bayerische Vereinsbank | 5 |
| 4= | – | HSBC Midland | 5 |
| 4= | – | National Bank of Greece | 5 |
| Canadian dollar | |||
| 1 | 1 | Royal Bank of Canada | 104 |
| 2 | 4 | Citibank | 43 |
| 3 | 3 | CIBC Wood Gundy | 38 |
| 4 | 2 | Toronto Dominion | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | Chase | 26 |
| 6 | 7 | Bank of Montreal | 25 |
| 7 | – | Bank of Nova Scotia | 19 |
| 8 | – | NatWest | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | HSBC Midland | 15 |
| 10= | 8 | Bank of America | 12 |
| 10= | – | Merrill Lynch | 12 |
| Australian dollar | |||
| 1 | 1 | Westpac Banking Corp | 44 |
| 2 | 5 | HSBC Midland | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | ANZ | 32 |
| 4 | 2 | Citibank | 30 |
| 5 | 6 | Chase | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | National Australia Bank | 21 |
| 7 | 7 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 19 |
| 8 | Standard Chartered | 13 | |
| 9 | 9= | BZW | 12 |
| 10 | 9= | NatWest | 11 |
| New Zealand dollar | |||
| 1 | 2 | Westpac Banking Corp | 30 |
| 2 | 1 | ANZ | 27 |
| 3 | 4 | Citibank | 25 |
| 4 | 5 | HSBC... | |
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