Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (October 16, 2009).

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USD     1.6351/1.6356
SFR     1.6647/1.6654
YEN     148.55/148.63
NKR     9.1955/9.2079
EURO    1.0975/1.0981
CAN     1.6964/1.6968
DKR     8.1711/8.1729
SKR   11.3817/11.3957
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