At 5.30 am ET, the Bank of England is set to publish mortgage approvals for September. The number of mortgage approvals is forecast to fall to 66,000 from 66,600 in August.

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

The pound was worth 1.3158 against the greenback, 149.45 against the yen, 1.3121 against the franc and 0.8841 against the euro as of 5:25 am ET.

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