The ECB reference rate for the euro was 1.1181 US dollars on 12 October 2026, down from 1.1206 on 9 October. Sterling was 0.84478 pounds per euro, compared with 0.84763.

The other tracked reference rates were 177.33 yen, 7.4832 yuan and 10.6955 Norwegian kroner per euro. Each was lower than the previous available observation. These are ECB reference rates, not executable trading quotes.

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SeriesPeriodValueUnit
US dollars per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-121.1181USD per EUR
US dollars per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-091.1206USD per EUR
Pounds sterling per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-120.84478GBP per EUR
Pounds sterling per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-090.84763GBP per EUR
Japanese yen per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-12177.33JPY per EUR
Japanese yen per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-09177.34JPY per EUR
Chinese yuan per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-127.4832CNY per EUR
Chinese yuan per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-097.4992CNY per EUR
Norwegian kroner per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-1210.6955NOK per EUR
Norwegian kroner per euro (ECB reference rate)2026-10-0910.7155NOK per EUR

Percentage changes are calculated as (current ÷ previous − 1) × 100 and rounded to two decimals.

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Source: European Central Bank · EXR.D.USD.EUR.SP00.A · EXR.D.GBP.EUR.SP00.A · EXR.D.JPY.EUR.SP00.A · EXR.D.CNY.EUR.SP00.A · EXR.D.NOK.EUR.SP00.A