Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (March 10, 2006).

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USD     1.7254/1.7259
SFR     2.2773/2.2783
YEN     205.41/205.53
NKR   11.5662/11.5773
EURO    1.4516/1.4520
CAN     2.0020/2.0032
DKR   10.8292/10.8334
SKR   13.5988/13.6199
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