Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (December 16, 2009).

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USD     1.6361/1.6364
SFR     1.6947/1.6956
YEN     146.60/146.65
NKR     9.4164/9.4214
EURO    1.1235/1.1239
CAN     1.7312/1.7321
DKR     8.3586/8.3625
SKR   11.7091/11.7312
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