At 4.30 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics releases UK public sector finance data. The budget deficit is seen at GBP 3.4 billion in August compared to a surplus of GBP 2 billion in July.

Ahead of the data, the pound fell against its major counterparts.

The pound was worth 1.3221 against the greenback, 149.06 against the yen, 1.2647 against the franc and 0.8915 against the euro as of 4:25 am ET.

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