France final composite PMI for August 48.5, vs 48.8 expected and 48.8 previous.

U.S. EIA Cushing, Oklahoma crude inventories 80,000 barrels in the week to Aug 28, down from 1.176 mln barrels the prior week.

US President Trump told US travel industry executives at the White House on Wednesday that the Iranian regime "is falling apart" and said the US is prepared to strike Iran again, adding such an action "won't last long." He also said "we completely control the Strait of Hormuz," that "millions of barrels of oil" are exported daily from there, and expressed hope US retail gasoline prices would fall.