Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (August 11, 2006).

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USD     1.8904/1.8909
SFR     2.3472/2.3480
YEN     219.82/219.94
NKR   11.8326/11.8452
EURO    1.4843/1.4852
CAN     2.1228/2.1242
DKR   11.0751/11.0799
SKR   13.6494/13.6697
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