*Euro Rises To Near 2-week High Of 1.0696 Against U.S. Dollar

Pound Rises Against Majors

*Pound Ticks Up To 0.8622 Against Euro

*Pound Advances To 1.1286 Against Swiss Franc

*Pound Edges Up To 1.2389 Against U.S. Dollar

Hong Kong Inflation Eases Slightly To 2.0%

*Pound Rises To 4-day High Of 191.82 Against Yen

German Private Sector Returns To Growth

*UK Apr Manufacturing PMI 48.7 Vs. 50.3 In Mar, Consensus 53.0

*UK Apr S&P Global Flash Services PMI 54.9 Vs. 53.1 In Mar, Consensus 53.0

*Hong Kong Mar CPI Inflation 2.0% Vs. 2.1% In February

*UK Apr S&P Global Flash Composite PMI 54.0 Vs. 52.8 In March

Taiwan Industrial Output Rebounds, Retail Sales Growth Eases Sharply

*Poland Mar Retail Sales Up 6.1% On Year, Consensus 6.7%

*Eurozone Apr Flash Manufacturing PMI 45.6 Vs. 46.1 In Mar, Consensus 46.5