Pound higher on job data

On Wednesday, the British Pound was traded higher versus the U.S. Dollar, following U.K. employment data by the Bank of England, which showed that more Britons were working than it was expected. The Sterling added 0.3% versus the U.S. counterpart, reaching the level of $1.6168, which was the highest since Oct. 5, when the currency hit $1.6218.