The euro earned one third percent versus the largely weak US currency trading at $1.1421. It remained flat against the Japanese yen but was 0.2 percent higher compared to the pound sterling.
Analysts of Barclays Bank believe the euro will be more unstable and the exodus of Greece will turn out negative for the Union. They claim that a Greek concord without enough restriction or liability can possibly raise the currency in the short-term.
The US currency scaled down less than 0.1 percent from 118.70 to 118.65 yen before the week ended. The ECB as well as central banks of Australia, Canada and Sweden embarked on stimulus measures during the past weeks.
Speculators have scaled back wagers against the Japanese yen on prospects of trouble-free policy position by the BOJ.
Meanwhile, the UJ sterling climbed to $1.5437 from about $1.5407 and touched a peak that was last recorded on January 2 at $1.5433. The kiwi reached close to ½ percentage point (0.7493) due to potent domestic retail sales statistics after hitting a three-week peak of $0.7502.
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