Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (April 26, 2006).

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USD     1.7857/1.7862
SFR     2.2692/2.2701
YEN     205.16/205.28
NKR   11.1858/11.1930
EURO    1.4346/1.4346
CAN     2.0136/2.0144
DKR   10.7034/10.7081
SKR   13.3856/13.3897
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