Sterling received a decent lift Monday as.....>

CABLE: Sterling received a decent lift Monday as market reacted to news that PM

May is near the conclusion of a grand trade deal. Cable rallied to a high of

$1.3877 as it recovered off an earlier low of $1.3767. Rate eased off to $1.3824

before it began to edge higher again into the close. Asia took move on to

$1.3863 before momentum again faltered Rate eased off to post an Asian session

low of $1.3837, recovered to $1.3850 into Europe before meeting fresh sell

interest. Rate currently trades around $1.3827, off a recently posted low of

$1.3817. Little in the way of domestic data with attention on BOE Haldane at

1815GMT. Brexit remains a key driver as negotiations continue. EZ transition

document published today though draft of this has been in the public domain for

a couple of weeks.