At 4.30 am ET Thursday, UK CIPS/Markit construction PMI is due. The index is seen at 50.3 in April, compared to 49.7 last month.

Ahead of the data, the pound advanced against its major rivals. The pound was worth 1.3068 against the greenback, 145.76 against the yen, 1.3314 against the franc and 0.8580 against the euro as of 4:25 am ET.

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