EUR/USD has ticked little higher, presently up at 1.3025. A few of bits of better than expected European data will be lending some marginal underpinning.

Italian April business morale rose to 64.2 versus 60.9 in March, appreciably better than the median forecast of 61.1. The rise comes after 10 consecutive monthly falls.

Earlier April French consumer confidence rose to -41 from an upwardly revised -42 in March (prev -43). Better than median forecast of -43.