At 5.30 am ET Wednesday, UK CIPS/Markit manufacturing PMI is due. The index is seen unchanged at 55.9 in October.

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

The pound was worth 1.3287 against the greenback, 151.41 against the yen, 0.8757 against the euro and 1.3294 against the franc as of 5:25 am ET.

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