London — Stocks gained amid trade war headlines on Thursday, while sterling rose to its highest in more than two years against the euro on hopes next week’s UK election will lead to a smooth Brexit.
“People are a bit exhausted of the pump and dump around the trade-deal news flow,” said Saxo Bank’s head of FX strategy, John Hardy. The trade-sensitive German blue-chip index was little changed. Futures were suggesting US stock markets would open higher.While the dollar softened against most major currencies, sterling rallied to a seven-month high against the dollar and a two-and-a-half-year high against the euro, extending recent gains on growing expectations next week’s general election will not result in a hung parliament.
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