Dollar Firms Buoyed by Manufacturing Data

The U.S. dollar rose after it received a boost from an upbeat U.S. economic data which showed that the manufacturing sector rebounded in September. The WSJ Dollar Index increased by 0.3 percent to 86.61.

The Institute for Supply Management report has shown that factory activity in the U.S. rebounded in September after it shrank in August. The ISM manufacturing index was at 51.5 percent for the month. Fed-fund futures have shown a 62 percent likelihood that the Fed would increase interest rates by the December meeting, according to CME Group data.

The British pound declined by 1.1 percent to $1.2826 as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has finally set a March date to go ahead with leaving the European Union and claims that controlling immigration is a higher priority than full access to its biggest trading partner.

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