Pound falls against U.S. Dollar on Wednesday

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The British Sterling depreciated on Wednesday recording its largest drop in six weeks against the U.S. Dollar after the government report unveiled that the jobless rate in the U.K. gained and wage increase eased in March. The Pound fell 0.9% to $1.5220 as of 3:16 p.m. in London and it edged down 0.1% to 85.80 pence per euro after it slipped to 86.37 pence.

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