The pound trimmed earlier gains in London afternoon trade on Wednesday after a fresh Brexit poll showed the “leave” camp was in the lead by one point. According to the survey by Opinium, 45% of the respondents favor a goodbye to the European Union, while 44% prefer to stay in. “Everything rests on 9% still undecided,” the pollster said in a post to Twitter. Sterling dropped to $1.4667 after the poll, compared with around $1.472 ahead of the release. Financial markets are on a knife’s edge ahead of the Brexit referendum on Thursday, with sterling and European stocks whipped around by changes in polls and booking odds. According to the Financial Times’ Brexit poll tracker, 44% are would like to remain in the EU, while 45% want to leave.
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