Pound depreciates on unexpected drop in retail sales

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The Sterling dropped the most in a month against the greenback after a report indicated U.K. retail sales dropped unexpectedly in August. The Pound weakened 0.5% to $1.6068 as of 10:08 a.m. in London, the most since August 22. The British currency slid 0.8% to 84.40 pence per Euro. The 10-year British government bonds lost 0.15 percentage point to 2.85%, after declining 2.83%, the lowest since September 3.
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