Pound hits 2-1/2-year low vs dollar

With few major economic data and events due out during the European session on Friday, investors awaited U.S. payrolls figures due later in the day. Forecasts are for a loss of 75,000 jobs, and market participants say a weak reading may trigger dollar selling.

(Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu, editing by Swaha Pattanaik)