The European Central bank will announce its interest rate decision at 7:45 am ET Thursday. Economists expect the bank to retain interest rates unchanged at 0.05 percent.

Ahead of the announcement, the euro showed mixed trading against its major rivals. While the euro fell against the yen and the greenback, it held steady against the pound and the franc.

The euro was worth 1.0889 against the greenback, 1.0420 against the franc, 135.09 against the yen and 0.6987 against the pound as of 7:40 am ET.

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