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This was the state of the pound before Britain went to the polls.
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According to the Independent's Business Editor Josie Cox
Sterling was trading marginally lower against the dollar at around $1.2944 late in the day, not far off its $1.2970 peak hit on Wednesday, which was the currency’s highest level against the buck since 25 May.
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And this was it when the exit poll came out, and the possibility of a hung parliament was presented.
In early hours of the morning the pound was trading at a low point against the dollar, at $1.2709.
This was down 1.79 per cent against the earlier high.
Awkward.
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