Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (September 09, 2004)

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USD     1.7816/1.7822
SFR     2.2540/2.2551
YEN     195.62/195.74
NKR   12.1349/12.1452
EURO    1.4631/1.4638
CAN     2.2937/2.2945
DKR   10.8790/10.8855
SKR   13.3197/13.3283
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