NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures ended down more than 1 percent Tuesday as traders were dismayed that a summit between French and German leaders failed to produce hoped-for solutions to the euro zone debt crisis.
Crude futures ended well above the day's lows, however, as Fitch Ratings affirmed the U.S.'s top-notch credit rating at AAA and U.S. data showed industrial production rose 0.9 percent in July, beating foreasts.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for September delivery