The British pound rallied on Thursday after the leaders of the U.K. and Ireland said there could be a pathway to an orderly exit of Britain from the European Union.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish leader Leo Varadkar provided a status update on the issue after a private lunch meeting in northwest England. “Both continue to believe that a deal is in everybody’s interest,” they said in a joint statement. “They agreed that they could see a pathway to a possible deal.” Read more on Johnson, Varadkar meeting.