Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (August 10, 2005).

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USD     1.7932/1.7936
SFR     2.2600/2.2610
YEN     198.39/198.51
NKR   11.4657/11.4785
EURO    1.4519/1.4524
CAN     2.1723/2.1733
DKR   10.8347/10.8380
SKR   13.5577/13.5754
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