EUR./USD down at 1.3872 from North American close Wednesday up around 1.3905.

Euro zone data due today:

06:30 GMT: French non-farm payrolls Q4 (final) expected +0.2%

07:45 GMT: French industrial production January expected +0.5% m/m, +5.0% y/y; manufacturing production +0.4% m/m, +5.0% y/y

08:00 GMT: German trade January expected +13.0 bln; current account +10.5 bln

09:00 GMT: ECB monthly report March

09:00 GMT: Italian industrial production January

European stocks set to open lower, DAX around -0.7%.