LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - The euro halted its five-day run of record highs versus the dollar on Tuesday after European officials voiced concerns about the sharp rise of the common currency.
Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, said on Monday the ministers and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet had discussed exchange rate policy and agreed to express concerns about excessive moves.
However on Tuesday he seemed to slightly soften his stance, saying he sees no general harm to the economy from a strong euro and it is not wise to have targets for the exchange rate.
"I think that's a step in the direction of becoming more worried about the euro. Still it seems that he (Juncker) softened those comments this morning," said Johan Javeus, FX strategist at SEB in Stockholm.
"The market hasn't completely re-evaluated the situation based on these statements, but they have taken the edge off some of the euro strength we've seen recently."
By 1138 GMT the euro was steady at $1.5217
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