Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:59:12 GMT
U.K. manufacturing and mortgage approval data shows recovery
High growth in U.K. manufacturing and better-than-expected mortgage approval data indicated that British economy might be recovering. Factory output gauge advanced to 52.5 in June from 51.5 a month earlier – the highest growth in two years, while experts predicted the index to show 51.4. Mortgage approvals data showed the biggest number of home loans recipients since 2009.