Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (February 02, 2005).

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USD     1.8821/1.8827

SFR     2.2496/2.2506

YEN     195.84/195.96

NKR   11.9395/11.9464

EURO    1.4462/1.4469

CAN     2.3366/2.3380

DKR   10.7649/10.7698

SKR   13.1288/13.1359

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