British Pound Slips Against US Dollar Amid Broad Sterling Weakness
The British Pound softened across major currency pairs, with GBPUSD sliding 0.15%, GBPJPY dropping 0.32%, and GBPCHF shedding 0.30%, despite the UK stock index gaining 1.19%.
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