FXStreet (Edinburgh) – The selling pressure around the sterling seems to have found some support in the 1.5520 area, with GBP/USD rebounding to 1.5540.

GBP/USD a tad better on UK data

The pair gained some pips after the mixed results in the UK economy, where Industrial Production surprised investors to the upside expanding 0.4% inter-month in May and 2.1% over the last twelve months. Manufacturing Production, instead, run the opposite way, contracting 0.6% MoM vs. a 0.1% gain forecasted.

Apart from the EU Leaders Summit in Brussels today, next of relevance in the pair will be the UK GDP Estimate by NIESR.

GBP/USD key levels

At the moment the pair retreating 0.42% at 1.5540 with the immediate support at 1.5528 (low Jul.6) followed by 1.5487 (low Jun.15) and finally 1.5467 (low Jun.12). On the upside, a breakout of 1.5628 (high Jul.6) would open the door to 1.5644 (high Jul.3) and then 1.5734 (high Jul.1).

The selling pressure around the sterling seems to have found some support in the 1.5520 area, with GBP/USD rebounding to 1.5540…

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