By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling steadied against the euro on Monday after a sharp slide last week triggered by the European Central Bank’s more hawkish tone, which overshadowed the Bank of England’s rate rise. The euro rose sharply versus sterling last week after the ECB surprised markets by suggesting for the first time that an interest rate rise this year was a possibility. By 1240 GMT on Monday, sterling edged 0.1% lower against the euro to 84.72 pence, after touching its lowest level against the single currency since December. It lost some steam against the dollar, falling 0.1% t…