Spain composite PMI fell to 55.8 in August from 56.5 previously.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick attended a G20 technology event in North Carolina.

Nordic forward power prices fell on Thursday after hitting their highest levels since January 2023 a day earlier, pressured by weaker European gas and wetter-than-normal weather forecasts for the hydro-dependent region. LSEG power analyst Ole Djupskaas said the largely unchanged weather outlook led to lower gas prices, which pushed Nordic power contracts slightly lower today. Benchmark Dutch TTF and UK NBP wholesale gas prices dropped after rising to their highest since January 2023. A surge in German wind generation also weighed on German day-ahead power. A 15-day outlook shows Nordic available water resources 13.47 TWh below normal, versus 13.43 TWh below normal in Wednesday’s forecast.