UPDATE 6-Pound hits 3-year low as election threat adds to Brexit jeopardy <!-- no image --> <div>* Sterling hits as low as $1.1959, weakest since 2016 flash crash<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=PhJ9olFuF-M:QfLGOrFA0v4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=PhJ9olFuF-M:QfLGOrFA0v4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=PhJ9olFuF-M:QfLGOrFA0v4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=PhJ9olFuF-M:QfLGOrFA0v4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=PhJ9olFuF-M:QfLGOrFA0v4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/PhJ9olFuF-M" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters