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BUZZ-UK stocks set to rally on expected Conservative win

Reuters - UK Focus

** FTSE 100 futures open up 2 pct, their best since January 2015, on hopes of surprise Conservative majority

** Odds on Conservative majority collapse from 10/1 pre-exit poll to 7/20 best price. Link: http://bit.ly/1GSKzMd

** Exit poll suggested 316 Conservative seats, BBC currently forecasting 329 seats (326 for outright majority)

** Foreign listings suggest boost for financials and utilities

** Aberdeen ADR up 3.6 pct, SSE ADR up 2 pct

** Hong Kong listed shares in Standard Chartered (Other OTC: SCBFF - news) and HSBC up 2.1 pct and 1.9 pct respectively

** Sterling up 1.3 pct, third best day this year

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)