At 2.00 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics releases UK monthly GDP data. The economy is forecast to grow 0.4 percent on month in October, following September's 0.6 percent increase.

Ahead of the data, the pound held steady against its major counterparts.

The pound was worth 150.16 against the yen, 0.8542 against the euro, 1.3225 against the greenback and 1.2229 against the franc as of 1:55 am ET.

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