LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - European stocks, government

bonds and the euro held steady on Thursday after the European

Central Bank kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2%, as

expected.

The euro was last down 0.4% against the dollar at

$1.1554, broadly in line with where it was trading before the

decision. The dollar had risen against most major currencies on

Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell introduced

some uncertainty over a December rate cut, given the absence of

economic data.

Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for

the euro zone, was last up 4 basis points at 2.657%.

The policy-sensitive two-year yield was up 3 bps at

2.009%. Bond yields move inversely with prices.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.6%. An

index of euro zone banks was lower by 0.8%.