Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (May 14, 2009).

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USD     1.5197/1.5202
SFR     1.6805/1.6812
YEN     145.10/145.15
NKR     9.8503/9.8637
EURO    1.1158/1.1162
CAN     1.7832/1.7844
DKR     8.3097/8.3123
SKR   11.9177/11.9457
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