British pound surges as Johnson heads for landslide election win
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LONDON (Reuters) - The British pound soared to multi-year highs on Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party looked set for a big parliamentary majority that markets believe means an orderly exit from the European Union.Sterling's dramatic gains saw it reach a 19-month high versus the dollar and its strongest levels against the euro since shortly after the 2016 Brexit referendum.Its 2.5% jump versus the dollar put it on course for one of its biggest one-day gains since the..