Euro On Shaky Ground, Stocks Up On Talk Of Aggressive ECB Easing

The euro slipped back towards seven-month lows, bond yields fell and European shares rallied on Thursday as talk of aggressive stimulus from the European Central Bank next week gained ground. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 indexrose 0.8 percent, adding to Wednesday's 1.4 percent gain, while the Euro STOXX 50 index was up 1.2 percent. The firm gains came as Wall Street shares closed flat overnight in a pre-Thanksgiving holiday lull and Asian stocks closed modestly higher. MSCI's broadest index...