United Kingdom Markit Services PMI above forecasts (53.6) in July: Actual (53.8)

Aug 3, 2017

WTI weaker, around $49.30 on OPEC jitters

Crude oil prices stay on the defensive on Thursday, taking the West Texas Intermediate to the lower bound of the range near the $49.00 mark per barrel

UK services PMI rebounds beyond expectations in July

The services sector activity in the UK economy reversed course and staged a solid rebound from four-month troughs, bettering expectations in the month