China’s September RatingDog Manufacturing PMI leaps to 52.1, Services PMI rises to 51.6
China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 52.1 in September from 51.5 in August, the latest data published by RatingDog showed on Wednesday. The market forecast was for a 51.6 print.
China’s RatingDog Services PMI ticked higher to 51.6 in September, against the 51.4 previous figure and 51.1 expected.
Market reaction to China’s RatingDog PMIs
The China-proxy Australian Dollar (AUD) remained deep in the red following PMI data. At the press time, the AUD/USD pair is losing 0.40% on the day to trade at 0.6960.
Australian Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the weakest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.05% | 0.02% | -0.33% | 0.06% | 0.30% | 0.00% | -0.00% | |
| EUR | -0.05% | -0.00% | -0.37% | 0.00% | 0.24% | -0.04% | -0.05% | |
| GBP | -0.02% | 0.00% | -0.37% | 0.03% | 0.24% | -0.02% | -0.02% | |
| JPY | 0.33% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.63% | 0.32% | 0.35% | |
| CAD | -0.06% | -0.00% | -0.03% | -0.37% | 0.25% | -0.05% | -0.03% | |
| AUD | -0.30% | -0.24% | -0.24% | -0.63% | -0.25% | -0.29% | -0.28% | |
| NZD | -0.01% | 0.04% | 0.02% | -0.32% | 0.05% | 0.29% | 0.00% | |
| CHF | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.02% | -0.35% | 0.03% | 0.28% | -0.01% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent AUD (base)/USD (quote).
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
