Manufacturing in China expanded by a whisker this month, according to a preliminary reading of an influential index tracking the sector by HSBC.
The reading for February was 50.1, up from 49.7 in January and surpassing economists' expectations for 49.5. Any score above 50 indicates expansion in the monthly survey.
The reading, if it is upheld at a final reading published later, would signal a reversal of a two month decline. The reading fell to 49.6 in December, ending a six-month streak of gains.
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