Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Wednesday (December 19, 2012).

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USD     1.6271/1.6273

SFR     1.4838/1.4843

YEN     137.29/137.33

NKR     9.0437/9.0489

EURO    1.2280/1.2282

CAN     1.6050/1.6057

DKR     9.1627/9.1653

SKR   10.6500/10.6544

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