Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Monday (May 17, 2004)

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USD     1.7684/1.7688
SFR     2.2609/2.2628
YEN     202.37/202.49
NKR   12.1611/12.1727
EURO    1.4728/1.4738
CAN     2.4570/2.4585
DKR   10.9554/10.9632
SKR   13.5077/13.5285
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