At 4:30 am ET Tuesday, IHS Markit is set to release U.K. services PMI data for August. Economists forecast the index to fall to 53.5 in August from 53.8 in July.

Ahead of the data, the pound showed mixed trading against its major rivals. While the pound rose against the euro, the Swiss franc and the yen, it fell against the U.S. dollar.

As of 4:25 am ET, the pound was trading at 0.9192 against the euro, 1.2408 against the Swiss franc, 1.2921 against the U.S. dollar and 141.53 against the yen.

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