After the release of U.K. GDP data for the first quarter, industrial production, trade data and construction output for March at 4:30 am ET Friday, the pound rose slightly against its major rivals.

The pound was trading at 142.82 against the yen, 1.3198 against the franc, 0.8628 against the euro and 1.3005 against the greenback around 4:32 am ET.

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