Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (August 18, 2006).

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USD     1.8802/1.8806
SFR     2.3199/2.3211
YEN     217.80/217.92
NKR   11.8393/11.8506
EURO    1.4670/1.4677
CAN     2.1176/2.1187
DKR   10.9477/10.9524
SKR   13.5034/13.5126
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