The euro was stable ahead of the monetary policy decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) expected at 1:45 p.m. CET. The ECB's President Mario Draghi will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. CET.
The ECB has held the following rates since June 2. The main refinancing operations rate stood at 0.00%. The marginal lending facility rate was at 0.25%. The deposit facility rate was set at -0.40%.
Here's the look at the spot rates 10 minutes before the ECB announcement.
The euro was 0.02% stronger against the U.S. dollar at $1.1017.
It rose 0.30% versus the British pound to £0.8360.
The euro fell 0.01% against the Swiss franc to 1.0867.
The euro fell 0.60% against the Japanese yen to ¥117.024. The yen surged after BoJ's Haruhiko Kuroda said there will be no "helicopter money."
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