The euro turned in mixed against its major counterparts in early European deals on Friday, after the release of mixed economic data from Eurozone, which showed a pick up in consumer price inflation in July, whereas the economic growth slowed in the second quarter.

Flash estimate from Eurostat showed that Eurozone economic growth eased in the second quarter.

Gross domestic product climbed 0.3 percent from the first quarter, when it grew 0.6 percent. The rate came in line with expectations.

On a yearly basis, economic growth eased marginally to 1.6 percent from 1.7 percent. It was expected to grow 1.5 percent.

Separate data showed that Eurozone consumer prices increased for the second straight month in July.

Consumer prices climbed 0.2 percent year-on-year, following a 0.1 percent rise in June. Prices were expected to rise again by 0.1 percent.

Core inflation that excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco held steady at 0.9 percent in July. Economists had forecast inflation to slow to 0.8 percent.

European markets are higher, with the banks pacing the gains amid upbeat earnings results.

The currency was lower against most major opponents in Asian deals, amid rising risk aversion, as the Bank of Japan expanded purchases of exchange-traded funds but left its policy rate unchanged, falling short of investors' expectations.

The euro held steady against the Japanese yen, after touching more than a 2-week low of 113.92 in Asian deals. This may be compared to a 2-day high of 116.87 set at 11:30 pm ET. The pair was valued 116.58 when it finished Thursday's trading.

The Bank of Japan raised the target for exchange-traded fund purchases, while holding its interest rate.

The bank will increase the purchases of exchange-traded funds so that their outstanding amount will rise at an annual pace of about JPY 6 trillion.

The single currency strengthened to 1.1103 per greenback, following a decline to 1.1072 at 11:30 pm ET. The euro is seen finding resistance around the 1.12 mark.

The euro fell to a 3-day low of 1.0840 against the Swiss franc, compared to 1.0864 hit late New York Thursday. On the downside, the euro may possibly locate support around the 1.07 level.

Survey results by the think tank KOF showed that its economic barometer unexpectedly rose for a second straight month in July to its highest level in four months, signaling sustained favorable prospects.

The KOF Economic Barometer rose to 102.7 from 102.6 in June, which was revised from 102.4. Economists were looking for a lower score of 101.4.

Bouncing off from an early low of 0.8388 against the Sterling, the euro edged up to 0.8439. The euro is likely to find resistance around the 0.86 zone.

Data from the Bank of England showed that U.K. mortgage approvals declined to a one-year low in June.

The number of mortgages approved in June fell to 64,766 in June from 66,722 in May. This was the lowest since May 2015, when approvals totaled 64,174. It was forecast to drop to 65,500 in June.

Looking ahead, Canada industrial product price index for June and GDP data for May, as well as the U.S. advanced GDP data for the second quarter, Chicago manufacturing survey results for July and University of Michigan's final consumer sentiment for July are to be released in the New York session.

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