At 2.00 am ET Thursday, Destatis is slated to issue Germany's factory orders for May. Economists forecast orders to grow 1.1 percent on month, in contrast to a 2.5 percent fall in April.

Ahead of the data, the euro advanced against its major counterparts.

The euro was worth 129.35 against the yen, 1.1603 against the franc, 0.8837 against the pound and 1.1690 against the greenback as of 1:55 am ET.

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