India, Oct. 20 -- The British pound strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, after the U.K. unemployment rate declined in the three months to August.

Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the ILO unemployment rate stood at 4.7 percent in the June to August period compared to 4.9 percent in the preceding period.

Economists had forecast the rate to remain unchanged at 4.9 percent.

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