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The euro climbed against its major counterparts in early European trading on Friday, after the European Central Bank policy maker Benoit Coeure said that the bank is determined to provide monetary support until inflation rises, but keeping interest rates lower for a prolonged period of time could pose risk to financial stability.

Although the bottom of rates is below the central bank's minus 0.4 percent deposit rate, there exists an economic lower bound where the negative impact on monetary policy transmission through banks outweigh the positive aspects, Coeure told at the 4th Frankfurt Conference on Financial Market Policy "Challenged by low interest rates" in Frankfurt, Germany.

Coeure urged the governments to carry out structural reforms to take more share of the burden of macroeconomic stabilisation by supporting investment and achieving a growth friendlier composition.

"Procrastination and forbearance have not served the euro area well... If our banks had been cleaned up and strengthened early after the crisis, our growth path would today be higher," he added.

Survey data from the European Commission showed that Eurozone economic confidence rose to a 10-month high in October.

The economic sentiment index rose more-than-expected to 106.3 in October from 104.9 in September. This was the highest since December 2015, when the reading was 106.6. The expected reading was 104.9.

The currency showed mixed trading in the Asian session. While the euro held steady against the greenback, Swiss franc and the pound, it rose against the Japanese yen.

The euro reversed from an early low of 1.0821 against the Swiss franc, edging higher to a 3-day high of 1.0851. The next possible resistance for the euro-franc pair is seen around the 1.10 zone.

Survey results from the KOF Swiss Economic Institute showed that its leading index for a second straight month in October to its highest level since the start of 2014.

The KOF economic barometer climbed to 104.7 from 101.6 in September, which was revised from 101.3. Economists had forecast a reading of 101.8.

The euro edged up to 1.0925 against the greenback, from Thursday's closing value of 1.0893. Continuation of the euro's uptrend may see it challenging resistance around the 1.12 area.

The euro strengthened to an 8-day high of 0.8994 against the pound, compared to 0.8951 hit late New York Thursday. On the upside, 0.92 is possibly seen as the next resistance level for the euro.

The euro that closed yesterday's trading at 114.69 against the Japanese yen climbed to a 2-week high of 115.04. The euro is seen finding resistance around the 117.00 zone.

The euro advanced to a new 2-week high of 1.4635 against the loonie and a 11-day high of 1.4434 against the the aussie in early European deals and was steady shortly thereafter. If the euro extends rise, 1.465 and 1.46 are likely seen as its next resistance levels against the loonie and the aussie, respectively.

The euro that climbed to 1.5332 against the kiwi at 3:15 am ET held steady in a short while. The pair was valued at 1.5296 when it closed Thursday's trading.

Looking ahead, Germany's flash consumer price data for October, U.S. third-quarter GDP data, U.S. University of Michigan's final consumer sentiment index for October and U.S. rig count data are due to be released in the New York session.

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