Eurozone Flash Manufacturing PMI Holds at 52.7 in September
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The Eurozone's preliminary HCOB Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index held steady at 52.7 in September, defying expectations for a decline to 52.6. The Composite PMI unexpectedly rose to 53.1, up from 52.0 in August. The flash reading covers the opening month of the third quarter's final stretch and points to firmer overall private-sector activity across the currency bloc.