Yeah, esp since exit polls show Tories ahead by a wide margin and the pound jumped up on that.
Editor’s note: The exit poll you’ve seen is just that, a poll, no votes have yet been counted. Britain has 650 parliamentary constituencies and the ballots from those will be counted in the coming hours. The first declaration is expected around 11:30pm (6:30pm ET) - David
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UK election exit poll: Conservatives: 316, Labour: 239, SNP: 58, Lib Dem: 10, Plaid Cymru: 4, UKIP: 2, Green: 2, Others: 10
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