At 03:45 pm BST, Markit published its United States PMI reading for the month of June. The crucial figure came in slightly above market expectations:
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Markit US Services PMI: 47.9 pts (vs expected 46.7 pts)
15 minutes later investors were offered another set of data, this time from the ISM (Institute for Supply Management). The headline ISM Non-Manufacturing Index turned out to beat analysts’ expectations as well. The index rose to 57.1 pts in June (vs expected 50.2 pts). In fact, all subindices did very well: New Orders, Prices and Business Activity subindices rose above 60 pts! Only Employment subindex did not manage to break through 50 pts mark.
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