Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Monday (December 19, 2005).

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USD     1.7627/1.7632
SFR     2.2782/2.2793
YEN     204.41/204.53
NKR   11.7495/11.7616
EURO    1.4690/1.4697
CAN     2.0501/2.0512
DKR   10.9510/10.9594
SKR   13.8207/13.8423
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