(FILES) This file photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows flags of the European Union fluttering in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.
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European stocks were steady on Thursday, ahead of a European Central Bank decision and press conference in which expectations are for the central bank to raise concerns about the rise of the euro.
Up 1.6% on Wednesday, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP,
U.S. stocks, particularly in the tech sector, broke a losing run on Wednesday, as the Nasdaq Composite COMP,
The ECB decision is due at 1:45 p.m. Central European time (7:45 a.m. Eastern), though analysts are focusing on the press conference with President Christine Lagarde at 2:30 p.m.
Attention also is in London, where an emergency meeting is being called on the U.K. decision to unilaterally amend its withdrawal agreement. Bloomberg News reported the European Union was considering a lawsuit.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets MRW,
Chemicals group Akzo Nobel AKZA,
Games Workshop GAW,