LONDON: Sterling traded lower against the US dollar yesterday, with investors reluctant to buy the currency after a British election yielded no clear majority for any party and threatened to undermine Brexit talks due to begin next week.
The pound slid to its lowest in nearly two months last Friday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s election gamble backfired, eroding her parliamentary majority, although her Conservative Party still won the most seats.
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