Speaking after the bank opted to leave benchmark rates on hold, ECB President Mario Draghi said all members of its Governing Council were in favour of keeping interest rates unchanged when they met on Thursday.

Spot gold was up 0.7 percent at $1,668.94 an ounce at 1359 GMT, having earlier touched a high of $1,672.20 an ounce.

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