The Office for National Statistics released U.K. retail sales and public finance reports at 4:30 am ET Friday. Following the data, the pound was higher against its major rivals.
The pound was trading at 169.00 against the yen, 0.7586 against the euro, 1.4432 against the franc and 1.4300 against the greenback around 4:34 am ET.
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