Currencies

The euro was barely changed against the U.S. dollar Thursday ahead of a meeting at which the European Central Bank was widely expected to raise its key interest rate. The euro bought $1.2711 in morning European trading, compared with $1.2713 in New York late Wednesday.

With the Bank of England also meeting Thursday, the British pound bought $1.8861, barely below Wednesday''s level of $1.8864. The dollar slipped to 117.66 Japanese yen from 117.89 yen.