TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - The British pound rose more than 0.5 percent against the dollar to as high as $1.4295 in early Asian trade on Friday, extending a rebound from two-month lows touched the previous day.

Campaigning for next week’s Brexit vote has been suspended after a British member of parliament, also a vocal advocate for Britain to stay in the European Union, was shot dead in the street on Thursday.