Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (July 27, 2006).

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USD     1.8603/1.8608
SFR     2.3005/2.3019
YEN     215.17/215.29
NKR   11.5446/11.5527
EURO    1.4630/1.4636
CAN     2.1107/2.1119
DKR   10.9167/10.9209
SKR   13.5063/13.5204
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