Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT on Thursday (March 04, 2004)

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USD     1.8222/1.8227
SFR     2.3546/2.3562
YEN     201.78/201.90
NKR   12.9394/12.9485
EURO    1.4925/1.4933
CAN     2.4283/2.4302
DKR   11.1267/11.1352
SKR   13.7443/13.7590
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