Then the pound closed at $1.6135 in New York, up from $1.6010.

The pound closed at $1.7050, up from $1.6995 on Friday.

The pound closed at 126.60, down more than 2 pounds from the previous close of 124.45.

And the pound closed at $1.6840, up from Wednesday's $1.6791.

The British pound closed at $1.9055, down from $1.9075 on Friday.

The British pound closed at $1.6030, down from $1.6070 Monday.

Currency markets had expected the rate cut, and the pound closed at just under 2.54 German marks, about where it started today.

The pound closed a fraction of a percent higher today.

In New York, the pound closed at $1.5792, up from $1.5733.

The pound closed at $1.9708, up slightly from 1.9685 Wednesday night.