Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (October 13, 2004)

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USD     1.7897/1.7900
SFR     2.2539/2.2550
YEN     196.37/196.49
NKR   11.9439/11.9506
EURO    1.4583/1.4591
CAN     2.2589/2.2601
DKR   10.8451/10.8481
SKR   13.1903/13.2025
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