Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (August 18, 2004)

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USD     1.8232/1.8235
SFR     2.2708/2.2732
YEN     199.57/199.69
NKR   12.2946/12.3052
EURO    1.4791/1.4797
CAN     2.3795/2.3819
DKR   10.9795/10.9880
SKR   13.6425/13.6480
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