At 4:30 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics releases U.K. construction output for September. Output is forecast to grow 1.5 percent on a monthly basis in September after falling 4.3 percent in August.

Ahead of the data, the pound rose against its major rivals.

As of 4:25 am ET, the pound was trading at 0.7070 against the euro, 1.5276 against the Swiss franc, 1.5215 against the U.S. dollar and 186.82 against the yen.

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