Sterling tilted higher for the first time in five sessions against the dollar, following earlier data from Britain, and amid a lack thereof from the US.
As of 04:50 GMT, GBP/USD rose 0.08% to 1.2983 from the opening of 1.2973, with an intraday high at 1.3020, and a low at 1.2954.
Earlier UK data showed net public borrowing down to 6.3 billion pounds in June from 6.4 billion in May, revised up from 6.0G, while analysts expected a 4.3B new debt.