Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT on Thursday (March 18, 2004).

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USD     1.8354/1.8360
SFR     2.3021/2.3036
YEN     195.70/195.82
NKR   12.6082/12.6208
EURO    1.4784/1.4793
CAN     2.4360/2.4376
DKR   11.0145/11.0230
SKR   13.6842/13.7063
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