2nd December 2013
The Nikkei 225 has ended the session little-changed today (December 2nd), with Asian markets generally mixed following the publication of latest data from China.
Released part-way through the session, the final HSBC purchasing managers' index edged higher to 50.8 last month. This is above the preliminary reading of 50.4 and the consensus estimate of 50.5.
This followed an official government report yesterday, which showed the PMI for the country's manufacturing sector was unchanged at the 18-month high level of 51.4 in November, defying expectations for a decline to 51.1.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng rose to its highest level since April 2011 on the back of this data, closing 0.55 per cent higher.
The Nikkei remained around the six-month peak reached at the end of last week, inching 0.04 per cent down to 15,655.07 points.
With the Reserve Bank of Australia due to hold its latest policy meeting tomorrow, the country's ASX/200 index closed at a six-week low, declining by 0.76 per cent for the session.
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