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China, India Report Manufacturing Growth

Manufacturing output jumped in China and India in October, breaking with the rest of Asia.

China’s official Purchasing Managers Index gained to 54.7 in October, from 53.8 a month earlier, The Wall Street Journal said. A reading above 50 signals expansion and a reading under 50 means output contracted.

A Chinese PMI produced by HSBC (HBC) was 54.8, up from 52.9 a month earlier.

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