Managers rotate back to UK domestics ahead of General Election 'clarity'

Driven by hopes of Brexit resolution

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Fund managers have been increasing their exposure to domestic UK stocks ahead of the 12 December General Election in the expectation that a Conservative Party majority will deliver a resolution to Brexit and avert the economic fallout of a Labour victory, thereby creating a bullish environment for domestically exposed stocks.

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