At 5.30 am ET Friday, IHS Markit has released UK factory PMI data for October. The pound rose slightly against its major counterparts after the data.

The pound was trading at 139.95 against the yen, 1.2955 against the greenback, 0.8606 against the euro and 1.2783 against the franc around 5:32 am ET.

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