Currency
EUR/GBP exchange-rate chart
EUR/GBP prices the euro against the pound. The euro is the base currency, sterling the quote currency, so the number on the chart is how many pounds one euro buys.
No dollar involved. This is a direct cross between two neighbouring economies that trade heavily with each other, quoted as an interbank mid-market rate.
EUR / GBP chart
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At a glance
| Full name | Euro / British Pound Sterling |
|---|---|
| Pair code | EUR/GBP |
| TradingView symbol | FX:EURGBP |
| Instrument type | Spot FX interbank quote (mid-market) |
| Base currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Quote currency | Pound sterling (GBP) |
| What one unit represents | How many pounds one euro buys |
| Market schedule | Roughly 24 hours a day, Sunday evening to Friday evening UTC; closed at weekends |
| Central banks involved | European Central Bank; Bank of England |
| Liquidity/session notes | Most liquid during London trading hours, given the close UK–eurozone trade relationship |
| Data delay note | Chart data may be delayed; this page is not a dealing or payment rate |
What is EUR / GBP?
The European Central Bank runs monetary policy for the eurozone. The Bank of England runs it for the United Kingdom, independently. EUR/GBP is the price where those two decisions meet.
The UK and the eurozone are each other's largest trading partners, so this cross gets watched on both sides of the Channel. It tracks the gap between UK and eurozone policy and performance, not dollar sentiment.
How to read this chart
A rising line means the euro is gaining on sterling: one euro buys more pounds. A falling line means sterling is gaining.
A eurozone exporter invoicing UK customers in pounds gets fewer euros per sale when the line rises, and more when it falls. As always, this is a mid-market rate. Your bank will not give you this number.
What moves it?
- ECB against the Bank of England
- Which of the two moves rates first, and by how much, is the main thing setting this cross. Everything else is secondary.
- UK fiscal policy and the gilt market
- UK borrowing plans, and how the gilt market reacts to them, can move sterling on their own without anything happening in the eurozone.
- Growth divergence inside the eurozone
- The euro reflects twenty economies. When the weaker ones drag, confidence in the currency slips against sterling.
- UK–EU trading arrangements
- Changes to the terms of UK–EU trade shift sentiment on both currencies, usually before any measurable economic effect appears.
- Relative inflation
- Diverging UK and eurozone inflation prints shape expectations for each central bank's next move, which is what the pair is really pricing.
Why people watch it
Businesses invoicing across the Channel in euros or sterling price contracts and judge hedging costs off this rate, with no need to route through the dollar.
It also acts as a filter. If sterling is falling against the euro as well as the dollar, the problem is sterling. If it is only falling against the dollar, the problem is the dollar.
EUR/GBP vs GBP/USD
EUR/GBP shows the euro against sterling and nothing else. GBP/USD shows sterling against the dollar, which is often driven by global dollar sentiment that has little to do with the UK.
Read them together and you can tell which currency is actually moving. A sterling fall visible in both is UK-specific; one visible only against the dollar usually is not.
Frequently asked questions
Why use EUR/GBP instead of comparing EUR/USD and GBP/USD separately?
Because it strips out the dollar. Dollar-driven moves hit EUR/USD and GBP/USD at the same time and can mask what is happening between the euro and sterling.
What does a stronger pound mean for a UK importer buying from the eurozone?
Fewer pounds for the same euro-invoiced goods. A fall in EUR/GBP from 0.86 to 0.84 cuts about £230 off a €100,000 order, everything else held equal.
Why is my bank's rate different from the EUR/GBP chart?
The chart is the interbank mid-market rate. Banks and payment providers add a margin on top, and that margin is where they make their money.
Is EUR/GBP open at weekends?
No. Like other major pairs, interbank trading stops from roughly Friday evening to Sunday evening UTC.
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Sources
- ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates
- Bank of England statistical database
- BIS triennial FX survey
Written and maintained by the StandardsDesk editorial team. Last reviewed 2026-08-06. The text here is deliberately evergreen: it is not rewritten every time the market moves, and no price or level is quoted anywhere outside the chart itself.
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