Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Tuesday (May 31, 2005).

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USD     1.8178/1.8184
SFR     2.2664/2.2678
YEN     196.67/196.79
NKR   11.7135/11.7252
EURO    1.4758/1.4763
CAN     2.2761/2.2775
DKR   10.9791/10.9888
SKR   13.5044/13.5240
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