The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PM) hit 51.5 points in December, setting a new high in four months and beating the expectation at 50.7 points. It was also higher than November’s 50.8 points.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below that signals contraction.
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