At 5:00 am ET Friday, Eurostat is scheduled to release its retail trade report for May. Eurozone retail trade is expected to rise 2.3 percent year-over-year in May following the 2.2 percent increase in April. On a month-over-month basis, retail trade is estimated to grow 0.1 percent, after the 0.7 percent climb in the previous month.

Ahead of the data, the euro showed mixed trading against its major rivals. While the euro fell against the pound, it rose against the U.S. dollar and the yen. Against the Swiss franc, the euro held steady.

As of 4:55 am ET, the euro was trading at 0.7107 against the pound, 1.1108 against the U.S. dollar, 1.0461 against the Swiss franc and 136.68 against the yen.

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