At 2.00 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics has released UK retail sales and public sector finances. The pound changed little against its major rivals after the data.

The pound was trading at 1.3861 against the greenback, 149.58 against the yen, 1.2707 against the franc and 0.8676 against the euro around 2:05 am ET.

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