Gilt yields fall to record low as EU referendum looms

FTSE also down over 1%

Natalie Kenway
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The yield on ten-year UK government bonds has fallen to a record low of 1.22% today, as the upcoming vote on Britain's membership in the EU weighs on investor sentiment.

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