Pound rises after the speech of Theresa May

The pound rose significantly on Tuesday, reaching a maximum increase for one day since the beginning of 2009. This happened after the speech of Theresa May about the UK's withraw from the EU and the depreciation of the dollar against the backdrop of investors assess caused by the statements of the president-elect Donald Trump.
The pair GBP/USD rose by 2.66% to 1.2369, pulling back from Monday's low at 1.1985, which was the lowest value after the October crash.
This was the highest rise of the pound from January 2009.
During a speech in London May confirmed that Britain will leave the European single market after Brexit, but will try to keep the maximum access to the market due to new trade agreements.
She also announced that the final plan for Brexit will be voted in both houses of parliament.
Sterling rose sharply against the euro: EUR/GBP pair fell by 1.91% to 0.8633, before recovering after a 10-week high at 0.8851 reached on Monday.
Earlier, the British currency was supported after the publication of data on the highest inflation in the past month in the UK from mid-2014.
National Statistical Service of the United Kingdom reported that annual inflation accelerated to 1.6% in December compared with 1.2% in November. This is higher than the forecast of 1.4%.