For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.83% against the USD and closed at 1.6088.
In the UK, the CBI distributive trades survey declined 11.0% in October, following a 15.0% declined in the previous month. Additionally, the Gfk consumer confidence declined to -32.0 in October compared to -30.0 in the previous month.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.6081, with the GBP trading marginally lower from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.5993, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.5904. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.6156, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.6230.
The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and is trading above its 50 Hr moving average.