Previous close | 0.8627 |
Open | 0.8627 |
Bid | 0.8621 |
Day's range | 0.8609 - 0.8641 |
52-week range | 0.8204 - 0.8720 |
Ask | 0.8628 |
Sterling fell 1.1% against the greenback after Britain's economy shrank in April as the cost of living crisis bites.
The decline comes on the back of 40-year high inflation, with price pressures likely to put more strain on a contracting UK economy.
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