For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.29% against the USD and closed at 1.5172, as the greenback slipped after a data showed that the US initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose to a two-month high during last week.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.5177, with the GBP trading marginally higher from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.5084, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.4992. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.5246, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.5316.
Trading trends in the pair today are expected to be determined by the release of the UK CB leading economic index.
The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.