Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (August 16, 2007).

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USD     1.9785/1.9788
CAN     2.1266/2.1273
SFR     2.4050/2.4061
YEN     222.89/223.01
DKR   10.9912/10.9998
NKR   11.8692/11.8770
SKR   13.8715/13.8973
EURO    1.4769/1.4775
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