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Gilts, GBP Retrace Quick Gain As Sunak Wins Leadership Race

UK

Gilts move about 25 ticks higher as Mordaunt exits the Conservative leadership race - then quickly retrace. See intraday chart below - similar movement in GBP vs EUR.

  • With Sunak about 98% priced by betting exchanges to win by the time Mordaunt's announcement came out, understandably not much market reaction to the news.
  • Attention quickly turns to Sunak's address to MPs at 1430UK time.

Source: BBG

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