Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (September 23, 2004)

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USD     1.7996/1.7999
SFR     2.2598/2.2614
YEN     198.64/198.76
NKR   12.1628/12.1709
EURO    1.4606/1.4614
CAN     2.2971/2.2983
DKR   10.8639/10.8718
SKR   13.1821/13.1958
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