Eurozone HCOB Services PMI registered at 51.4, below expectations (51.7) in October

The GBP/JPY cross reverses an intraday dip to the 212.00 neighborhood, hitting a fresh two-month high during the first half of the European session on Wednesday. Spot prices currently trade just below mid-213.00s, up around 0.20% for the day, and seem poised to prolong a one-week-old uptrend.