Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (September 08, 2004)

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USD     1.7871/1.7875
SFR     2.2553/2.2567
YEN     195.38/195.50
NKR   12.2261/12.2378
EURO    1.4683/1.4687
CAN     2.3057/2.3071
DKR   10.9198/10.9241
SKR   13.3762/13.3864
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