Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (April 20, 2006).

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USD     1.7793/1.7798
SFR     2.2739/2.2747
YEN     209.16/209.28
NKR   11.2724/11.2827
EURO    1.4442/1.4448
CAN     2.0280/2.0286
DKR   10.7786/10.7811
SKR   13.4109/13.4142
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