London — Stocks and the dollar fell and gold rose on Tuesday as investors turned wary after President-elect Donald Trump said the US currency was too strong, while sterling jumped as UK Prime Minister Theresa May promised parliament a vote on Brexit. U.S. stock index futures were down, an indication Wall Street would open lower. US markets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Trump’s remarks that dollar strength was hurting competitiveness pushed the greenback down across the board, especially against sterling. The pound rose sharply after May pledged lawmakers would have a vote on whatever deal she can negotiate with the European Union. May said Britain would leave the EU’s single market but would seek maximum access to it through a new trade agreement. The pound rose as high as $1.2342, up 2.5 percent on the day and sterling’s biggest daily rise against the dollar since 2008. With the pound priced for bad news — it hit $1.1983 on Monday, its weakest, barri...
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