| Rank | |||
| 98 | 97 | Score | |
| € & Benelux currencies | |||
| 1 | – | ABN Amro | 116 |
| 2 | – | Deutsche Bank | 53 |
| 3 | – | Citibank | 48 |
| 4 | – | Chase Manhattan | 45 |
| 5 | – | HSBC | 43 |
| 6 | – | Generale Bank | 40 |
| 7 | – | ING Barings | 34 |
| 8 | – | Kredietbank | 33 |
| 9 | – | NatWest | 29 |
| 10 | – | Banque Bruxelles Lambert | 27 |
| French franc | |||
| 1 | 1 | Société Générale | 107 |
| 2 | 2 | Banque Nationale de Paris | 101 |
| 3 | 15= | Deutsche Bank | 76 |
| 4 | 3 | Citibank | 71 |
| 5 | 5 | Crédit Agricole Indosuez | 62 |
| 6 | 4 | Chase Manhattan | 53 |
| 7 | 6 | HSBC | 42 |
| 8 | 7= | ABN Amro | 37 |
| 9 | 14 | JP Morgan | 29 |
| 10 | 10 | Banque Paribas | 27 |
| 10 | 7= | NatWest | 27 |
| 10 | 12= | Crédit Lyonnais | 27 |
| Greek drachma | |||
| 1 | 1 | Citibank | 67 |
| 2 | 3 | Chase Manhattan | 32 |
| 3 | – | Deutsche Bank | 27 |
| 4 | – | JP Morgan | 19 |
| 5 | 4= | HSBC | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | NatWest | 16 |
| 7 | 4= | National Bank of Greece | 15 |
| 7 | – | Bank of America | 15 |
| 9 | – | Union Bank of Switzerland | 13 |
| 10 | – | Bankers Trust | 12 |
| 10 | 4= | Bayerische Vereinsbank | 12 |
| Irish punt | |||
| 1 | 2 | HSBC | 57 |
| 2 | 5 | Citibank | 54 |
| 3 | 7 | Allied Irish Banks | 37 |
| 4 | 3 | NatWest | 30 |
| 5= | 8 | Barclays Capital | 24 |
| 5= | 9= | ABN Amro | 24 |
| 7= | 1 | Chase Manhattan | 22 |
| 7= | 6 | Ulster Bank | 22 |
| 9= | 9= | Royal Bank of Scotland | 18 |
| 9= | 4 | Bank of Ireland | 18 |
| Italian lira | |||
| 1 | 1 | Citibank | 75 |
| 2 | 3 | Chase Manhattan | 59 |
| 3 | 8 | Deutsche Bank | 56 |
| 4 | 2 | Banca Commerciale Italiana | 45 |
| 5 | 4 | HSBC | 38 |
| 6 | 6 | ABN Amro | 27 |
| 7 | 5 | NatWest | 26 |
| 8 | 14= | Credito Italiano | 20 |
| 9 | 13 | Royal Bank of Scotland | 19 |
| 10 | – | Crédit Agricole Indosuez | 18 |
| Portuguese escudo | |||
| 1 | 1= | Citibank | 39 |
| 2 | 3 | HSBC | 32 |
| 3 | 8 | Deutsche Bank | 27 |
| 4 | 5= | ABN Amro | 26 |
| 5 | 1= | Chase Manhattan | 20 |
| 6 | – | Banco Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa | 17 |
| 7 | – | Crédit Agricole Indosuez | 11 |
| 8 | – | Banque Nationale de Paris | 10 |
| 8 | 9= | Kredietbank | 10 |
| 8 | – | Société Générale | 10 |
| Scandinavian currencies | |||
| 1 | 1 | S-E-Banken | 124 |
| 2 | 4 | Svenska Handelsbanken | 65 |
| 3 | 5 | Den Danske Bank | 51 |
| 4 | 7 | HSBC | 45 |
| 5 | 3 | Chase Manhattan | 44 |
| 5 | 2 | Citibank | 44 |
| 7 | 16= | ABN Amro | 38 |
| 8 | 6 | Deutsche Bank | 34 |
| 9 | 8 | Merita Bank | 29 |
| 10 | 9= | SBC Warburg Dillon Read | 18 |
| Spanish peseta | |||
| 1 | 1 | Citibank | 69 |
| 2 | 7 | Deutsche Bank | 61 |
| 3 | 2 | Chase Manhattan | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | HSBC | 45 |
| 5 | 5 | ABN Amro | 39 |
| 6 | 14= | Barclays Capital | 26 |
| 7 | – | Merrill Lynch | 22 |
| 8 | 13 | Royal Bank of Canada | 21 |
| 9 | 14= | JP Morgan | 16 |
| 10 | 8 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | 15 |
| Australian dollar | |||
| 1 | 4 | Citibank | 79 |
| 2 | 1 | Westpac Banking Corp | 77 |
| 3 | 3 | ANZ Banking Group | 64 |
| 4 | 5 | Chase Manhattan | 62 |
| 5 | 2 | HSBC | 46 |
| 6 | 14= | Deutsche Bank | 45 |
| 7 | 6 | National Australia Bank | 40 |
| 8 | 7 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 29 |
| 9 | 11= | Royal Bank of Canada | 22 |
| 9 | 9 | Barclays Capital | 22 |
| Canadian dollar | |||
| 1 | 1 | Royal Bank of Canada | 182 |
| 2 | 6 | Bank of Montreal | 69 |
| 3 | 4 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 66 |
| 4 | 2 | Citibank | 51 |
| 5 | 5 | Chase Manhattan | 48 |
| 6 | 3 | CIBC Wood Gundy | 40 |
| 7 | 7 | Bank of Nova Scotia | 33 |
| 8 | 9 | HSBC | 30 |
| 9 | 12 | Deutsche Bank | 26 |
| 10 | 10= | Merrill Lynch | 19 |
| New Zealand dollar | |||
| 1 | 3 | Citibank | 58 |
| 2 | 1 | Westpac Banking Corp | 43 |
| 3 | 5 | Chase Manhattan | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | ANZ Banking Group | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | HSBC | 27 |
| 6 | 6 | National Australia Bank | 26 |
| 7 | 10= | Barclays Capital | 17 |
| 7 | 9 | JP Morgan | 17 |
| 9 | 17= | Deutsche Bank | 15 |
| 10 | 7= | Standard Chartered... | |
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