After the pound sterling touched a three-year high of $1.4250 against the dollar this week, the British pound fell to $1.4113 in earlier trading to reversed course, only to rise again 0.2% at $1.4166.
Sterling rose against the dollar and settled near $1.41 on Wednesday as investors weighed the possibility that the indian COVID variant could delay the final stage of Britain's June 21 reopening.
The pound was also seen 0.2% higher at 86.14 pence against the euro.
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