Market update 04/12/19

Pound touches fresh highs against the euro and US dollar
1 minute readThe pound has continued to make gains today, touching a seven-month high against the US dollar. Sterling made gains of 0.68% to touch a high of €1.181, its highest level against the euro since May 2017.
Alongside polls suggesting the UK will avoid a hung parliament and further uncertainty, analysts pointed to technical reasons for the surge against the US dollar as the pound breached the psychological level of $1.30. Thin liquidity and positive services data has also contributed to the pound’s rise against a basket of currencies after the PMI was revised up to 49.3 from 48.6.