** FTSE 100 futures open up 2 pct, theirbest since January 2015, on hopes of surprise Conservativemajority
** Odds on Conservative majority collapse from 10/1 pre-exitpoll to 7/20 best price. Link: http://bit.ly/1GSKzMd
** Exit poll suggested 316 Conservative seats, BBC currentlyforecasting 329 seats (326 for outright majority)
** Foreign listings suggest boost for financials andutilities
** Aberdeen ADR up 3.6 pct, SSE ADR up 2 pct
** Hong Kong listed shares in Standard Chartered and HSBC up 2.1 pct and 1.9 pct respectively
** Sterling up 1.3 pct, third best day this year
(RM: alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)