Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (June 24, 2004)

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USD     1.8268/1.8273
SFR     2.2694/2.2709
YEN     195.68/195.80
NKR   12.5393/12.5562
EURO    1.5003/1.5011
CAN     2.4532/2.4551
DKR   11.1470/11.1580
SKR   13.7584/13.7812
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