Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (May 24, 2006).

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USD     1.8679/1.8684
SFR     2.2753/2.2763
YEN     210.68/210.80
NKR   11.4523/11.4610
EURO    1.4643/1.4651
CAN     2.0975/2.0988
DKR   10.9168/10.9272
SKR   13.6435/13.6520
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