At 4:30 am ET Thursday, the Office for National Statistics publishes U.K. GDP data. The ONS is likely to confirm 0.4 percent sequential growth in the first quarter.

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

As of 4:25 am ET, the pound was trading at 0.7586 against the euro, 1.4605 against the Swiss franc, 1.4726 against the U.S. dollar and 162.08 against the yen.

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