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FX round-up: Sterling up as markets await outcome of UK election
Sterling checked out of Wednesday on an overall positive note, but its performance over the rest of the week remains inherently linked to the outcome of the UK general election.
London close: FTSE retreats ahead of 'blockbuster Thursday' as oil, utility stocks ebb
Stocks in London retreated to a lower close as falling oil, utility and pharmaceutical companies decided the outcome ahead of 'blockbuster Thursday' and the UK general election.
Commodities: Crude cliff dives on shock EIA stores build
Crude-oil futures cliff-dived lower on Wednesday afternoon as bears dumped the asset in wake of a shock build in US stockpiles, which added to existing concerns about Opec's output cut extension.
Trump to nominate lawyer Wray as new FBI director
US President Donald Trump has said he will nominate former Department of Justice official Christopher Wray as the new director of the FBI.
Twelve killed in Tehran attacks on Iranian parliament and Khomeini shrine
Iranian capital Tehran has been rocked by gun and suicide bomb attacks on the country's parliament and a shrine to former leader Ayatollah Khomeini.
May wants to change human rights laws to combat terror threats
Theresa May has said that she is willing to tear up human rights laws in order to combat the threat of terror attacks in the UK, in a last-ditch attempt to convince voters ahead of Thursday's election.