Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (November 18, 2004).

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USD     1.8483/1.8489
SFR     2.1672/2.1690
YEN     192.77/192.89
NKR   11.6057/11.6187
EURO    1.4274/1.4281
CAN     2.2315/2.2326
DKR   10.6031/10.6139
SKR   12.7980/12.8206
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