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GILT SUMMARY
GILT SUMMARY: Gilts have recovered from early weakness, after UK PM May's win
last night removed a leadership fight from the long list of Brexit
uncertainties.
- The Mar 19 Gilt future is up 3 ticks at 123.41, having traded in a range of
123.12-123.42 today.
- Across the cash curve yields are mixed but uniformly down. The 2-Yr yield is
down 1.3bps at 0.737%, 5-Yr is down 1.7bps at 0.877%, 10-Yr is down 1.8bps at
1.261%, and 30-Yr is down 2.7bps at 1.804%.
- Sterling has gained from yesterday's vote, GBPUSD trading at 3 day highs, with
Short Sterling futures slightly lower. 
- May flies out to Brussels today seeking legally binding pledges from EU
leaders on the Irish backstop, UK markets expected to stay sensitive to
headlines.
- No key UK data for the rest of the week; attention today on ECB decision.

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