At 4:30 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics is set to publish U.K. public sector finance data. The budget deficit is expected to widen to GBP 8.3 billion in April from GBP 7.4 billion in March.

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

The pound was worth 1.5659 against the greenback, 189.18 against the yen, 1.4606 against the franc and 0.7127 against the euro as of 4:25 am ET.

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