De-jargoned: Purchasing Managers Index

Expanding at its slowest pace since November 2011, the seasonally adjusted HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index, a composite indicator of operating conditions in the manufacturing economy slowed to 51 in April against its previous reading of 52 in March, ...

The final reading for China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 50.4 in April, compared to the final reading of 51.6 in March, said the HSBC Holdings on Thursday. The final reading was also lower than the preliminary reading ...

S. Korea's PMI jumps to 25-month high in April: HSBC South Korea's HSBC Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) in the manufacturing sector reached 52.6 in April, according to data published by HSBC Thursday. HSBC compiles the PMI of Korea based on its ...

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The HSBC PMI posted a final reading of 50.4 in April, down from 51.6 in March and coming slightly lower than 50.5 indicated by its flash predecessor two weeks ago. The result points to a soft economic recovery in China. WBP Online correspondent in ...

This followed the HSBC flash PMI figures last week, which had already missed market expectations, pointing to below-target growth in the world's second largest economy and Australia's biggest

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan steady, Nikkei opens down slightly * Flash HSBC manufacturing PMI in focus, first China data for Q2 * Dollar weighed by weak housing data, eyes still on 100 yen mark By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Asian shares steadied on ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's vast factory sector dipped in April as new export orders shrank, a preliminary survey of factory managers showed on Tuesday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy still faces formidable global headwinds into the ...

HONG KONG, March 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could starthigher on Thursday, ahead of an HSBC preliminary survey ofChinese manufacturing activity in March that could give clues onthe recovery