Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (March 23, 2005).

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USD     1.8685/1.8689
SFR     2.2386/2.2393
YEN     198.00/198.12
NKR   11.7933/11.8008
EURO    1.4396/1.4402
CAN     2.2690/2.2713
DKR   10.7233/10.7307
SKR   13.1359/13.1492
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