British Pound higher

The U.K British Pound , GBP/USD, is trading higher Friday at 1.5007 up .0005 . Trading is choppy and now firm. U.K December Retail sales growth beat expectations. In other Forex markets the AUD/USD is lower Friday at 0.7922 and the USD/CAD is trading at 123.99 off the highs seen early in the U.S session.