TREE NEWS reports: China’s official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.1 in September and the non-manufacturing PMI to 50.2, both back in expansion territory, while the RatingDog manufacturing PMI climbed to 52.1, a five-month high, with services accelerating for a second month. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng slipped 0.04% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.15% at midday, as the Shanghai Composite added 0.27% led by drugmakers.
China Sept Manufacturing PMI 50.1, Non-Manufacturing 50.2
The significance lies in the divergence: official gauges sit barely above the 50 line while the private RatingDog reading points to firmer momentum, a gap that has repeatedly muddied the read on Chinese demand. For crypto and RWA markets, China data matters mainly through the risk-appetite channel, and the muted Hong Kong tech tape suggests equities are not treating the beat as a decisive turn. Whether the private-official gap narrows, and whether mainland strength broadens beyond drugmakers, is the open question.
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