At 2.00 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics has published UK retail sales and public sector net borrowing figures for May.

After the data, the pound changed little against its major rivals.

The pound was trading at 0.9013 against the euro, 1.1830 against the franc, 1.2443 against the greenback and 132.99 against the yen around 2:03 am ET.

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