UK Dec PSNB ex fin sector intervention £ 15.419 bln from £14.848 bln a year earlier

worse than expected £15.2 bln

Dec PSNB £13.208 bln ( exp £13.0 bln) from £ 12.626 bln a year earlier

Dec PSNCR £1.299 bln (exp £5.9 bln) from £7.503 bln a year ago

Cable a touch weaker by a few pips on the numbers, down around 1.5820