Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (January 17, 2007).

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USD     1.9716/1.9719
SFR     2.4568/2.4576
YEN     237.67/237.79
NKR   12.7186/12.7327
EURO    1.5235/1.5240
CAN     2.3138/2.3147
DKR   11.3522/11.3550
SKR   13.8421/13.8599
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