- UK Services PMI climbed to 51.2 in January, a positive surprise.
- Manufacturing PMI in the UK jumped to 48.2 in January.
- GBP/USD extends gains to near 1.2450 after UK business PMIs.
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) ticked higher to 48.2 in January from 47 in December. The data beat the market expectations of 47.1.
Meanwhile, the Preliminary UK Services Business Activity Index rose to 51.2 in January after recording 51.1 in December while coming in above the estimated 50.6 print.
FX implications
GBP/USD builds on the rebound to retest 1.2450 after the encouraging UK PMI data. The pair is adding 0.68% on the day, as of writing.
British Pound PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of British Pound (GBP) against listed major currencies today. British Pound was the strongest against the US Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.83% | -0.66% | -0.40% | -0.34% | -0.62% | -0.74% | -0.43% | |
| EUR | 0.83% | 0.17% | 0.42% | 0.50% | 0.21% | 0.09% | 0.40% | |
| GBP | 0.66% | -0.17% | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.04% | -0.09% | 0.22% | |
| JPY | 0.40% | -0.42% | -0.27% | 0.05% | -0.24% | -0.36% | -0.05% | |
| CAD | 0.34% | -0.50% | -0.32% | -0.05% | -0.29% | -0.41% | -0.10% | |
| AUD | 0.62% | -0.21% | -0.04% | 0.24% | 0.29% | -0.12% | 0.16% | |
| NZD | 0.74% | -0.09% | 0.09% | 0.36% | 0.41% | 0.12% | 0.30% | |
| CHF | 0.43% | -0.40% | -0.22% | 0.05% | 0.10% | -0.16% | -0.30% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the British Pound from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent GBP (base)/USD (quote).
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