Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (September 1, 2004).

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USD     1.7918/1.7923
SFR     2.2562/2.2577
YEN     196.24/196.36
NKR   12.2783/12.2871
EURO    1.4688/1.4694
CAN     2.3442/2.3457
DKR   10.9266/10.9351
SKR   13.4104/13.4213
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