Sterling rallies against the euro as Britain heads to the polls

Sterling has bucked up against the euro, hours after polling began in the UK general election and ahead of the imminent European Central Bank meeting.

Sterling rallies against the euro as Britain heads to the polls

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Meanwhile, oil prices had stabilised from Wednesday’s wobble, which saw the price of West Texas Intermediate crude sink 5% to $45.72 p/b and the price of Brent crude fall 4% to $48.06.

Yesterday’s slide in oil prices, the largest since March, was brought about as data revealed US crude and fuel stockpiles were booming at a time of year when production levels typically slow.

On Thursday, the West Texas Intermediate was back up to $46 p/b and the price of Brent crude had stabilised at $48.43 p/b.