Sterling, stocks rise as markets bet Britain will remain in EU

By Edward Krudy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sterling climbed to a 2016 high and Wall Street had its best day in a month on Thursday as investors bet Britons were likely to vote to remain in the European Union.
Oil prices rose, shrugging off a smaller-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles, and the safe-haven yen fell against the dollar as the last pre-vote opinion polls showed the “Remain” camp holding a small lead.
Financial markets have been racked for months by worries about w