EUR/USD sits at 1.3390 effectively unchanged from where North America closed out Wednesday, with Asian holiday-affected trade confined to very narrow 1.3384-1.3409 range.

Euro zone data due today:

06:45 GMT: French business confidence indicator for September expected unchanged at 98.0; French production outlook indicator for September expected -1 from previous -2; French own company production outlook for September

07:00 GMT: French manufacturing PMI for September expected 55 from 55.1; services PMI expected 60.0 from 60.4

07:30 GMT: German manufacturing PMI for September expected 57.6 from 58.2; services PMI expected unchanged at 57.2

08:00 GMT: Euro zone manufacturing PMI for September expected 54.5 from 55.1; services PMI expected 55.5 from 55.9; composite 55.7 from 56.2

09:00 GMT: Italian unemployment rate Q2 expected 8.6% from previous 8.4%