NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Sterling added to its earlier gains versus the dollar and euro on Thursday following a Financial Times report that the European Union is weighing a compromise on a plan for Northern Ireland that would give Britain stronger guarantees that a customs border would not be needed along the Irish Sea.
At 2:48 p.m. ET (1848 GMT), the pound was up 1.94 percent at $1.3015, while the euro was down 1.07 percent at 87.67 pence.
