HSBC Midland terminates its foreign exchange Primary Dealer Agreement with the Riksbank

The Riksbank has accepted a request from HSBC Midland to terminate their primary dealership agreement with the Riksbank in the currency market. The above will have effect from July 2 2001.

Primary dealers on the foreign exchange market, 10 institutions

ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Amsterdam
Chase Manhattan Bank NA, London
Citibank N.A., London
Crédit Agricole Indosuez, London
Den Danske Bank A/S, Copenhagen
FöreningsSparbanken AB (Swedbank)
Nordbanken AB
SEB
Svenska Handelsbanken
UBS AG, London and Zürich

Primary dealers on the money and bond market, 7 institutions

ABN AMRO Bank N.V., London
Danske Bank Consensus
E. Öhman J:or Fondkommission AB
FöreningsSparbanken AB (Swedbank)
Nordbanken AB and Unibank A/S, Stockholm and Copenhagen
SEB
Svenska Handelsbanken

Further information can be obtained from Kjell Nordin, adviser, Market Operations Department, phone + 46 8 696 68 04.