By Robert Howard — May 23 - 03:36 AM
• Cable rises to 1.3481 after much better than expected UK retail sales data
• Up 1.2% MM in April vs 0.2% forecast. 1.3481 is highest level since Feb 2022
• Corporate/option-related offers may emerge near 1.35 if ascent extends
• 1.35 was 2009 low - the base level from 1986 until 2016 Brexit referendum
• 1.3440 (Thursday high) is now a support point (1.3992 was Thursday low)
• Energy regulator Ofgem lowers price cap on UK household energy bills by 7%
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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters