Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (April 17, 2009).

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USD     1.4782/1.4787
SFR     1.7242/1.7253
YEN     146.77/146.87
NKR     9.8832/9.8969
EURO    1.1327/1.1333
CAN     1.7933/1.7946
DKR     8.4386/8.4434
SKR   12.4618/12.4841
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