At 2.00 am ET Thursday, the Office for National Statistics releases UK unemployment data. The jobless rate is seen unchanged at 4.7 percent in three months to May.

Ahead of the data, the pound recovered from its early lows against its major rivals. The pound was worth 152.13 against the yen, 1.3850 against the greenback, 0.8549 against the euro and 1.2658 against the franc as of 1:55 am ET.

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