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Britain's benchmark stock index decreased after the announcement about the decrease in China's manufacturing output; manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 48 indicating contraction. In UK the FTSE 100 index decreased by 0.8% to 5,166.4 in early trading. Mining UK shares were impacted the most. Rio Tinto PLC declined by 2.3% and Fresnillo PLC dropped by 2%.