Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (December 16, 2010).

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USD      1.5597/1.5601
EURO     1.1812/1.1815
SFR      1.5077/1.5090
YEN      131.44/131.51
NKR      9.3014/9.3155
CAN      1.5699/1.5705
DKR      8.7965/8.8043
SKR    10.6450/10.6628
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