Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Tuesday (May 24, 2005).

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USD     1.8279/1.8284
SFR     2.2500/2.2513
YEN     196.52/196.64
NKR   11.7492/11.7630
EURO    1.4537/1.4542
CAN     2.3083/2.3107
DKR   10.8234/10.8318
SKR   13.3312/13.3521
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