UPDATE 1-Speculators raise net shorts vs sterling ahead of 'Brexit' - CFTC data

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June 24 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increased their net

short positions against the British pound in the week before the

United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union, according to

data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released on

Friday.

The number of contracts for net short positions against the

pound rose by more than 15,000 for the week ending June 21. That

was still well below a five-year high touched during the week

ending June 7 when net

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