Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT on Thursday (February 19, 2004)

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USD     1.8941/1.8947
SFR     2.3497/2.3513
YEN     202.80/202.92
NKR   13.1195/13.1420
EURO    1.4901/1.4910
CAN     2.5145/2.5165
DKR   11.1027/11.1113
SKR   13.6740/13.6966
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