The U.K. CIPS/Markit services PMI is due out at 4:30 am ET. The indicator is forecast to rise to 49.5 in January from 48.9 in December.
The pound edged higher against its major rivals ahead of the report. As of 4:25 am ET, the British currency was trading at 146.51 against the yen, 0.8580 against the euro, 1.4344 against the Swiss franc and 1.5780 against the dollar.
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