At 4:30 am ET Friday, U.K. CIPS/Markit construction PMI for September is due. The indicator is seen at 57.5 in September, up from 57.3 in August.

Ahead of the data, the pound rose against its major rivals.

As of 4:25 am ET, the pound was trading at 0.7372 against the euro, 1.4802 against the Swiss franc, 1.5147 against the U.S. dollar and 181.93 against the yen.

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