Subscribe
Business

Asia stocks slip as China manufacturing shrinks

By Kelvin Chan
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets slipped Monday after a survey showed that Chinese manufacturing shrank in April for the fourth month in a row.

Investors didn’t like the results of the HSBC purchasing managers’ index on factory activity in the world’s second biggest economy, which came in lower than a preliminary reading.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.