LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling surged against major currencies on Thursday after a YouGov poll suggested Britons have voted to keep the country in the European Union, a relief for investors who had feared a Brexit would trigger uncertainty and volatility across world markets.
Sterling rose more than a cent to a fresh 2016 high of $1.4996 > from $1.4975, and the euro fell to a one-month low of 76.14 pence >.
YouGov's poll was based on responses from a pre-selected group of people seen as representative of the wider electorate on how they actually voted in the referendum.
It is the closest thing in Britain's EU referendum to a publicly available exit poll, and suggested a 52 percent vote to stay in the EU against 48 percent to leave. The final official result is expected around 0600 GMT.
(Reporting by Jamie McGeever; Editing by William Schomberg)
