At 4:30 am ET Friday, the UK CIPS/Markit construction PMI is due. The index is seen rising to 50.5 in February from 50.2 in January.

Ahead of the data, the pound traded mixed against its major rivals. While the pound fell against the franc, it held steady against the rest of major rivals.

The pound was worth 1.3782 against the greenback, 145.69 against the yen, 1.2911 against the franc and 0.8907 against the euro as of 4:25 am ET.

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