• beats target of EUR 2.92bln

  • primary surplus of EUR 2.1bln vs 1.05bln year earlier vs target of EUR 310 deficit

  • spending EUR 16.3bln vs 17.3 bln a year earlier,less than target of of EUR 18.4bln

Emailed statement from finance ministry and in line preliminary released data

EURUSD nudges its way higher at 1.0981 after lows of 1.0959

EURGBP up at 0.8087 from 0.7073

EURJPY 133.52 from 133.30