Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (January 17, 2008).

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USD     1.9733/1.9738
SFR     2.1667/2.1673
YEN     210.91/211.03
NKR   10.7401/10.7488
EURO    1.3420/1.3427
CAN     2.0299/2.0307
DKR   10.0056/10.0091
SKR   12.6451/12.6582
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