UK Polls Close As Nigel Farage Says That “Remain Will Edge It”; Sterling Soars

Update: A continuation poll by Ipsos/Mori shows Remain at 54%, and Leave at 46%
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It is 10pm local time, which means the Brexit polls are officially closed.
According to Sky, the turnout is said to be 83.7%, and, in a surprising announcement, even before the YouGov poll was announced, Nigel Farage appears to have just admitted defeat.
As ITV reports:

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 23, 2016.