Sterling brushes off poll showing narrower Conservative lead
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LONDON (Reuters) - The pound inched higher on Wednesday in very thin trading, shrugging off an opinion poll for Britain's election that showed the ruling Conservative Party might fail to win a majority.The narrowing of the Conservative's lead just a day before the vote has cast some doubt on the expectations of a definitive outcome that have boosted sterling in recent weeks.The British currency was last up 0.2% at $1.3180, not far from the eight-month high above $1.32 it hit on Tuesday. Against..