La libra se desploma por temor a que el Reino Unido no llegue a un acuerdo comercial con la Unión Europea

   The pound slumped on Monday to its worst levels in weeks, on worries over the possibility that talks between the U.K. and the European Union over a trade deal won’t succeed.</p> <p>The pound 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="CURRENCY/US/XTUP/GBPUSD" class="qt-chip negative" href="/es/investing/currency/GBPUSD?mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GBPUSD,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled" class="negative">-0.83%</bg-quote></a>
   skidded as low as $1.3225, the lowest level since Nov. 19, from $1.3437.
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   Over the weekend, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as negotiators try to reach a deal on a level playing field, dispute mechanisms, and fishing. The pair will hold another call at 4 p.m. U.K. time, or 11 a.m. Eastern, according to a spokesman for von der Leyen.</p> <p>Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told Irish broadcaster RTE that the update on Monday from the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, was “very downbeat.” The Sun reported a source close to Johnson saying he could opt for a so-called no-deal exit within hours.</p> <p> “It’s all about Brexit this morning, as tensions rise due to the lack of a deal, and rhetoric on blame and time running out rising quickly,” said analysts at Natwest Markets.</p> <p>Most analysts still expect a trade deal, despite the late jitters.</p> <p>The weakness for the pound gave a boost to the FTSE 100 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="INDEX/UK/FTSE UK/UKX" class="qt-chip positive" href="/es/investing/index/UKX?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UKX,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed" class="positive">+0.14%</bg-quote></a><span>,</span>
   where companies that make their money outside the U.K. benefited from sterling weakness. Cigarette makers British American Tobacco 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/BATS" class="qt-chip positive" href="/es/investing/stock/BATS?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BATS,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/209116881/delayed" class="positive">+4.39%</bg-quote></a>
   and Imperial Brands 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/IMB" class="qt-chip positive" href="/es/investing/stock/IMB?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IMB,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/208789104/delayed" class="positive">+2.97%</bg-quote></a>
   both gained, as did pharmaceuticals AstraZeneca 
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    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/203048482/delayed" class="positive">+2.17%</bg-quote></a>
   and GlaxoSmithKline 
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    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/200381158/delayed" class="positive">+1.54%</bg-quote></a><span>.</span>
   AstraZeneca also was helped by a Morgan Stanley upgrade to overweight from equalweight.</p> <p>U.K. home builders including Berkeley Group 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/BKG" class="qt-chip negative" href="/es/investing/stock/BKG?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BKG,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/202576163/delayed" class="negative">-6.70%</bg-quote></a>
   and Persimmon 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/PSN" class="qt-chip negative" href="/es/investing/stock/PSN?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PSN,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/206444744/delayed" class="negative">-5.26%</bg-quote></a><span>,</span>
   and banks including Lloyds Banking Group 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/LLOY" class="qt-chip negative" href="/es/investing/stock/LLOY?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LLOY,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/202285510/delayed" class="negative">-4.00%</bg-quote></a><span>,</span>
   suffered on concerns over the U.K. economy. </p> <p>Countrywide 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/CWD" class="qt-chip positive" href="/es/investing/stock/CWD?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CWD,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/203864149/delayed" class="positive">+21.57%</bg-quote></a>
   jumped 19% to 304 pence as Connells, a real-estate agent, upped its offer for its rival by 30% to 325 pence per share. Private-equity firm Alchemy Partners has offered to inject £70 million and take controlling a stake in Countrywide.</p> <p>IMImobile 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/UK/XLON/IMO" class="qt-chip positive" href="/es/investing/stock/IMO?countryCode=UK&mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IMO,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/206831660/delayed" class="positive">+47.33%</bg-quote></a><span>,</span>
   a U.K. communications software company, jumped after networking hardware company Cisco Networks 
    <a data-track-hover="QuotePeek" data-charting-symbol="STOCK/US/XNAS/CSCO" class="qt-chip positive" href="/es/investing/stock/CSCO?mod=MW_story_quote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CSCO,
    <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/209509471/composite" class="positive">+0.61%</bg-quote></a>
   struck a £543 million deal to buy it at a 48% premium to Friday’s close.


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