Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Monday (May 23, 2005).

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USD     1.8280/1.8284
SFR     2.2517/2.2526
YEN     196.88/197.00
NKR   11.7906/11.8060
EURO    1.4543/1.4547
CAN     2.3011/2.3025
DKR   10.8333/10.8384
SKR   13.3334/13.3546
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