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During Thursday Asian trading session the euro lowered against the dollar and yen and was traded at $1.4303, from $1.4331 late Tuesday in New York and Y121.92 from Y122.48. 

Wednesday Asian trading was very successful for the euro which reached its 11-month high this morning. Such situation can be explained by the coming of meeting the European Central Bank. This morning in Tokyo the Euro was traded at Y121.91, up from Y120.73 late Tuesday in New York. The USD traded at JPY85.30, from JPY84.86. 

Early European deals reflected US major to be sliding against its key counterparts.  The buck thus slumped to a 7-week low against the pound, a new multi-month low versus the euro, a fresh multi-year low against the franc and a 15-day low versus the yen.

The UK sterling exhibited mixed performance across the board during early European session on Thursday over drop in most European shares caused by fresh concerns about the euro-zone debt problems. The pound thus dropped to an 8-day low against the yen, while staying at a 2-day high against the euro and a session's high against the US dollar.

Thursday in Singapore, bullion prices edged lower, but flat within sight of a record high as it headed for an eighth straight quarterly gain, with prospects for a weaker dollar in focus on possible further US monetary easing.

Spot gold lost 60 cents slipping to $1,308.15 an ounce by 4:57 GMT after hitting a lifetime high around $1,313 on Wednesday, that appeared to be its 10th record high in the past 12 trading days.

The precious metal has gained as much as 19.8 percent this year, heading for its 10th consecutive annual gain.

Early in Europe today, the 16-nation single pared it 2-days gains on renewed concerns about the European debt problems. The euro zone single thus fell to a 2-day low against the currencies of the US, the UK and Japan.

In early Asian deals on Thursday the Japanese unit appreciated across the board on weakness in most Asian stocks that prompted traders to seek for safe-haven currencies, like dollar and yen. The yen thus jumped to a 15-day high against its US and Canadian rivals, 1-week high against New Zealand dollar and a 2-day high against Australian dollar.

The alpine franc, depreciated across the board in early European session on Wednesday. The franc plunged to a 12-day low against the euro and it eased from an Asian session's 2 - 1/2 -year high against the dollar and a 5-day high against the yen.

Wednesday, in early European deals the 16-nation currency advanced, reaching new multi-month highs against its US and UK rivals on the back of a rise in European equities. The euro also climbed to a 12-day high against the franc and hovered near a 2-month high against the yen.

Early in Asia Wednesday, the Japanese unit that edged lower after the Bank of Japan released its quarterly Tankan survey report at 7:50 pm ET reversed direction shortly. The yen thus moved off slightly from a 2-month low against the euro and multi-day lows against the aussie, the kiwi and the franc.

Wednesday in Singapore, gold edged higher and held near a record high hit in the previous session, with the US dollar remaining under pressure from expectations the Fed would take new measures to shore up the economy.

Spot gold added $1.60 an ounce to $1,309.00 an ounce by 3:24 GMT after rising as high as $1,310.10 an ounce on Tuesday, setting its eighth record-high session this month.

In early European session today, the UK sterling recovered from its late Asian session's loss against other major currencies and spiked higher after a report showed at 4:30 am ET that the UK economy grew at its fastest pace in nine years in the second quarter of this year.

Tuesday in Singapore, the precious metal lost some ground after hitting a lifetime high at $1,300 an ounce in the previous session as a rebound in the US dollar prompted speculators to lock-in gains.

Spot gold lost $3.65 an ounce to $1,292.40 an ounce by 4:43 GMT, having struck a record on concerns over the global economic recovery and a weaker dollar. Gold has gained as much as 18.5% this year.