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9 June 2017

Sterling crashes on Hung Parliament

In a surprising turn of events, the UK’s general election has officially ended with a Hung Parliament.

The least expected outcome of the latest British political vote was given very limited airtime leading up to the vote, with polls largely expecting the Conservative parliamentary majority to be increased.

Subsequently, when 10pm exit polls forecasted that the Tories would lose their parliamentary majority, Sterling fell sharply – falling 1.8% against the dollar to $1.272 and 1.7% against the Euro to €1.133.

This morning, the exit polls have been confirmed. Major UK news outlets have officially called the election result as a Hung Parliament. The Conservative Party have not been able to win the 326 seats required to form a majority government and will pursue the formation of a coalition government. The Labour Party, meanwhile, made significant gains against the Tories, which raises questions as to whether the party’s soft Brexit position should be pursued by the UK when negotiations with the EU begin.

Having campaigned on a hard Brexit mandate spearheaded by Prime Minister Theresa May, the Conservative Party may now have to consider taking a step back from its staunchly anti-EU rhetoric, while Mrs. May’s own position as Prime Minister will be addressed this morning. Will she stay or will she go?

Shortly before the market open in London, the Pound traded just shy of 2017 lows of €1.165 against the Euro, while Cable traded below $1.265 for the first time since April. However, both currency pairings are off their worst levels as investors await the outcome of political manoeuvring by the main parties. Will the recovery continue throughout the morning or could we see a fresh uncertainty-induced sell off?

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Over the page, we analyse the reaction of Sterling’s two major currency pairings. Where to next?

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GBP/USD ‘Cable’

Will Cable return to May highs of $1.305 (+2.4%) or pull back towards April lows of $1.236 (-3.0%)?

  • Has fallen to pre-election lows of $1.265, however has found shallow intersecting support
  • Will the bounce continue or will the rally lose momentum?
  • Momentum negative but off worst levels
  • Directional Indicators diverging bearishly

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GBP/EUR

Will GBP/EUR return to 2017 highs of €1.205 (+5.7%) or pull back to November lows of €1.105 (-3.1%)?

  • Bounced from support at €1.130 2017 lows. Will the recovery continue or will momentum fizzle out?
  • Stochastics recovered form oversold
  • Momentum negative but close to flat
  • Directional Indicators diverging bearishly

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