Pound surges on reports of new UK chancellor

Reports that Shabana Mahmood is set to become UK finance minister under incoming prime minister Andy Burnham drove a sharp pound rally, with CIBC Capital Markets analyst Jeremy Stretch saying markets viewed the pick as a 'relief' given her fiscally cautious reputation.

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