Euro near day's highs after ECB outcome

London

THE euro held most of its gains against a broad swathe of currencies on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) reaffirmed its ultra-easy policy stance, with markets shifting focus to Mario Draghi's comments at a press conference shortly.

"The statement was a controlled copy and paste from the previous one and the focus shifts to the press conference where Draghi might talk about the currency's strength," sai…