Investing.com - The British Pound was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Thursday after the release of U.S. data on GDP.
GBP/USD was trading at 1.6083, up 0.68% at time of writing.
The pair was likely to find support at 1.5891, Wednesday’s low, and resistance at 1.6142, today’s high.
Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the U.S. rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.5% in the last quarter from 1.3% in the preceding quarter.
Analysts had expected U.S. gross domestic product to rise 2.4% in the last quarter.
Meanwhile, the British Pound was down against the Euro and up against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 1.31% to hit 0.8818 and GBP/JPY rising 0.37% to hit 122.13.
GBP/USD was trading at 1.6083, up 0.68% at time of writing.
The pair was likely to find support at 1.5891, Wednesday’s low, and resistance at 1.6142, today’s high.
Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the U.S. rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.5% in the last quarter from 1.3% in the preceding quarter.
Analysts had expected U.S. gross domestic product to rise 2.4% in the last quarter.
Meanwhile, the British Pound was down against the Euro and up against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP gaining 1.31% to hit 0.8818 and GBP/JPY rising 0.37% to hit 122.13.