Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (July 23, 2004)

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USD     1.8336/1.8342
SFR     2.3144/2.3159
YEN     201.63/201.75
NKR   12.8622/12.8792
EURO    1.5118/1.5125
CAN     2.4199/2.4219
DKR   11.2410/11.2465
SKR   13.8970/13.9199
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