Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The zloty pared its advance against the euro after Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said the government will limit sales of foreign currencies from European Union funds on the market in the second and third quarter.

The zloty traded 0.1 percent stronger at 4.1793 per euro as of 12:08 p.m. in Warsaw. It traded as strong as 4.1642 before Rostowski made his comment to reports in parliament.

--Editors: Linda Shen, Wojciech Moskwa

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