At 4:30 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics is scheduled to publish U.K. GDP data. According to preliminary estimate, the economy expanded 0.6 percent sequentially in the second quarter.

Ahead of the data, the pound climbed against its major opponents.

The pound was worth 0.8541 against the euro, 1.2765 against the franc, 1.3217 against the greenback and 132.78 against the yen as of 4:25 am ET.

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