Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (November 17, 2004).

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USD     1.8569/1.8576
SFR     2.1651/2.1664
YEN     193.00/193.12
NKR   11.5710/11.5843
EURO    1.4255/1.4265
CAN     2.2169/2.2173
DKR   10.5947/10.6015
SKR   12.7957/12.8063
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