P508ORACLE 508 Mon23 Dec C4 9715:58   THE      Mon 16.00    £ Index 78.2 (+0.1) Fri close 78.1 £1 = $1.4300 (+53pts) £1 = $1.4247 The market remains very subdued with currencies trading within narrow bands But the dollar's easier trend persists as dealers report some light selling as operators sqaure their books ahead of ahead of the holiday. Against a firmer pound, the US unit is more than a half cent weaker while on the Continent it slips against most currencies, losing 1pfg to the mark.  City headlines 500 Updated exchange rates from ESM 596