The news of the resignation of Council of the ECB, Juergen Stark contributed to active sales of the single currency. EUR / GBP set a new low of U.S. trading in stg0.8620. Immediate support for the pair now appears at least May 26, passing at stg0.8611. His breakthrough can open the way for the movement in the direction of the eighty-sixth figure. Euro / dollar touched the mark of $ 1.3697. Additional pressure on the euro was falling and the shares of European banks. In particular, Natixis lost 7.10%, Societe Generale - 9.41%, Commerzbank - 8.52%, RBS - 8.31%, Barlcays - 8.08%, and BNP Paribas - 6.55%.
