Eurozone manufacturing contracts less than expected

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The measure of manufacturing activity in the Eurozone increased from 46.7 to 48.3 in May and beat the expectations of 47.8. The gauge below 50 indicates contraction and it has not been above that level since July 2011. Better than expected manufacturing data lead to 0.3% appreciation of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar as of 10:11 a.m. Brussels's time.
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