At 4:30 am ET Friday, Markit releases U.K. factory PMI. The index is seen rising to 51.2 in March from 50.8 in February.
The pound showed mixed trading against the other major currencies ahead of the data. While the pound held steady against the franc and the yen, it recovered against the greenback. Against the euro, it declined.
The pound was quoted at 1.4362 against the greenback, 161.29 against the yen, 1.3787 against the franc and 0.7934 against the euro at 4:25 am ET.
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