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Yen surges, sterling slumps on Brexit jitters
Shoaib Ur Rehman
13 Jun, 2016
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Copyright Reuters, 2016
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2016/06/yen-june-600.jpg">LONDON: The safe-haven yen strengthened across the board on Monday, hitting a three-year high against both the euro and sterling, on worries that Britain could vote to leave the European Union in a referendum in just 10 days' time. </P><P class=MsoNormal>Sterling has been dominated by Brexit concerns since late last year, but other major currencies have until now appeared largely protected from angst over the vote. </P><P class=MsoNormal>But with bookmakers and betting exchanges shortening their odds on a vote to leave following a couple of too-close-to-call polls at the weekend, with one putting the )