During European trading, the British Pound increased against the US Dollar, trading above 1.2300 levels.
The currency pair has been rising since this morning's session following better than expected economic data from the UK. In the UK, Manufacturing PMI figures for January were posted showing better than expected results (48.3 realised vs 48.2 expected). In the US, Manufacturing PMI figures for January (50.1 exp) will be posted (14:45 GMT).