- China's factory activity shrank more than initially estimated in July, contracting the most in two years as new orders fell and extending the sell-off of Chinese equities.
- The final Caixin/Markit China Manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.8, from 49.4 in June, marking the fifth straight month of contraction.
- The final reading was lower than the preliminary July PMI of 48.2 and the official manufacturing PMI, which fell to 50.0 in July from 50.2 in June.
- Shanghai -2.5%; Shenzhen -3.2%; Chinext -6.2%
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