Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Monday (August 23, 2004).

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USD     1.8140/1.8145
SFR     2.2932/2.2956
YEN     198.52/198.64
NKR   12.3003/12.3091
EURO    1.4879/1.4886
CAN     2.3710/2.3724
DKR   11.0649/11.0734
SKR   13.6478/13.6697
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