The euro climbed against its major rivals in European deals on Friday, after data showed that Eurozone consumer price inflation came in line with initial estimate in March.

The latest figures from the statistical office Eurostat showed that the harmonized index of consumer prices dropped 0.1 percent annually after a 0.3 percent decline in February. That was in line with the flash estimate.

On a month-on-month basis, consumer prices rose 1.1 percent in March following a 0.6 percent gain in the previous month. That was in line with economists' expectations. It was the second monthly gain in a row after four months of decline. The latest increase was the biggest since March 2013, when prices rose 1.2 percent.

Investors watch developments in Greece after Greece German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble refused further concessions to Greece and the International Monetary Fund ruled out giving the country any leeway on 1 billion euros of debt repayments due by early May. As per the Eurogroup accord on February 20, Greece must reach an outline funding agreement with its lenders at the Eurogroup meeting on April 24.

The euro was steady against the greenback, yen and the pound in the Asian session. Against the franc, it ticked up.

In European trading, the euro hit a weekly high of 128.73 against the Japanese yen, up by 0.76 percent from an early low of 127.76. The next possible resistance for the euro-yen pair is seen around the 130.00 zone.

The euro strengthened to 1.0832 against the greenback, its strongest since April 8, off previous low of 1.0737. The euro is likely to challenge resistance around the 1.10 mark.

Reversing from an early low of 1.0283 against the Swiss franc, the euro ticked up to 1.0326. If the euro extends rise, it may possibly find resistance near the 1.04 zone.

Swiss retail sales declined for a second straight month in February, marking its biggest annual fall on record, data from the Federal Statistical Office showed.

Retail sales dropped an adjusted 2.7 percent year-on-year following a 0.5 percent drop in January. In December, sales grew 1.8 percent from a year ago.

The single currency strengthened to 1.3187 against the loonie, after falling to 1.3101 at 2:45 am ET. The euro is likely to challenge resistance around the 1.35 area.

The 19-nation currency bounced back slightly to 1.4058 against the NZ dollar, following a decline to 1.4000 in previous deals. Against the Australian dollar, the euro rose back to 1.3857, reversing from an early low of 1.3784. Next key resistance levels for the euro may be located around 1.60 against the kiwi and 1.39 against the aussie.

Meanwhile, the euro declined against the pound, as the latter was supported by upbeat U.K. data. The pair was trading at 0.7190, compared to yesterday's closing value of 0.7203.

Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the U.K. unemployment rate fell to the lowest since 2008.

The ILO jobless rate came in at 5.6 percent in three months to February, down from 5.8 percent in September to November. The rate came in line with expectations.

Looking ahead, Canada consumer prices for March and retail sales for February, as well as U.S. consumer prices and leading indicators for March and Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index for April are due in the New York session.

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