Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:16:05 GMT
China manufacturing gauge soars to six-month peak
China's Manufacturing Index soared to six-month peak in September, indicating that economic recovery in world's second largest economy is gathering speed. The preliminary result of 51.2 for PMI released today, exceeding the estimated 50.9 median. The Shanghai Composite Index added 1.3%, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index of equities rose 0.3% as of 5:26 p.m. Tokyo time.