At 4:30 am ET Tuesday, the Office for National Statistics is set to publish U.K. public sector finance data for June. The budget deficit is seen falling to GBP 8.7 billion in June from GBP 10.1 billion in May.
Ahead of the data, the pound showed mixed trading against its major rivals. While the pound rose against the U.S. dollar, it fell against the euro and the Swiss franc. Against the yen, the pound held steady.
As of 4:25 am ET, the pound was trading at 0.6968 against the euro, 1.4978 against the Swiss franc, 1.5584 against the U.S. dollar and 193.78 against the yen.
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