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*China's official PMI eases to 50.4, HSBC reading at two-year high. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Feb 1- U.S. manufacturing growth quickened in January and hiring across the economy increased in late 2012, but Chinese factories only managed a slight rebound as the new year began, suggesting that world economic growth remains sluggish.
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*China's official PMI slightly undershoots forecast. LONDON, Feb 1- The euro hit a fresh 14- month high and European stocks gained on Friday after economic data raised hopes that the region's downturn has eased, but moves were limited as investors await a U.S. jobs report. London's FTSE 100, Paris's CAC-40 and Frankfurt's DAX were up between 0.5 and 0.8 percent.
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LONDON, Feb 1- Britain's manufacturing sector expanded modestly in January as output grew at the fastest pace since September 2011, offering a small boost to an economy flirting with recession, a survey showed on Friday.
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*China's official PMI slightly undershoots forecast. LONDON, Feb 1- The euro hit a fresh 14- month high on Friday as investors returned to the region's riskier asset markets, while shares steadied ahead of a batch of major U.S. and European economic data.
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*China official PMI slightly lower than expected. SINGAPORE, Feb 1- Brent crude climbed towards $116 a barrel on Friday, its highest level in more than three months, as escalating tension in the Middle East stoked supply worries. Brent had risen 23 cents to $115.78 a barrel by 0737 GMT, after an earlier high of $115.91 marking its highest since mid-October.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan steady. European markets are likely to inch higher, with financial spreadbetters predicting London's FTSE 100, Paris's CAC-40 and Frankfurt's DAX would open up as much as 0.2 percent.
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*China official PMI slightly lower than expected. SINGAPORE, Feb 1- Brent crude hovered on Friday above $115 a barrel, its highest level in more than three months, as escalating tension in the Middle East stoked supply worries. Brent had risen 27 cents to $115.82 a barrel by 0552 GMT, after an earlier high of $115.91 marking its highest since mid-October.
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*HSBC final China Jan PMI jumps to two-year high at 52.3. BEIJING, Feb 1- Asia's manufacturers face a challenging business climate in the coming months, a clutch of surveys suggested on Friday, with China's vast factory sector managing only a shallow rebound at the start of 2013 as feeble foreign demand dragged on sales.
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*HSBC final China Jan PMI jumps to two-year high at 52.3. BEIJING, Feb 1- Asia's manufacturers face a challenging business climate in the coming months, a clutch of surveys suggested on Friday, with China's vast factory sector managing only a shallow rebound at the start of 2013 as feeble foreign demand dragged on sales.
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*S.Korea HSBC/ Markit Jan PMI s/adj 49.9 vs 50.1 in Dec. Some of the monthly indicators released on Friday supported a view that Asia's fourth-largest economy has turned the corner, while analysts said prospects for a recovery the would be modest at best would prompt the Bank of Korea to cut interest rates soon.
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*China official PMI eases to 50.4 for Jan, vs 50.6 in Dec. *HSBC final Jan PMI jumps to two-year high at 52.3. A private PMI survey released by HSBC, on the other hand, showed growth among manufacturers quickening to a two-year high of 52.3 in January, better than the flash, or preliminary, reading of 51.9, as domestic demand aided business.
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*China official PMI slightly lower than expected. SINGAPORE, Feb 1- Brent crude hit its highest in more than three months on Friday and held above $115 a barrel as escalating tension in the Middle East stoked supply worries. But disappointing economic data from China, the world's second largest oil consumer, capped gains.
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HONG KONG, Feb 1- Hong Kong and China shares slipped on Friday after official data for manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy came in below expectations for a nine-month high. The Hang Seng Index was down 0.4 percent at 23,633.8 Points at 0200 GMT, while the China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong fell 0.7 percent.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan wipes early gains, falls 0.2 pct. TOKYO, Feb 1- Asian shares wiped earlier gains on Friday as a tepid Chinese manufacturing report dented sentiment, leaving investors on tenterhooks ahead of U.S. nonfarm payroll data due at 1330 GMT.
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SEOUL, Feb 1- U.S. crude oil futures steadied on Friday, giving up early gains, after China's official factory activity gauge missed market expectations.
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HONG KONG, Feb 1- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday, ahead of the release of data that is likely to show China's economy expanded at its fastest pace in nine months. IATA's members include major airlines such as Air France KLM, British Airways, Delta and Air China.
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*S.Korea HSBC/ Markit Jan PMI s/adj 49.9 vs 50.1 in Dec. The HSBC/ Markit purchasing managers' index for South Korea, issued separately, showed that manufacturing activity declined marginally and suggested that underlying conditions remain fragile.
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SEOUL, Feb 1- South Korea's manufacturing sector activity marginally shrank in January after a small rise in December but new export orders received grew for the first time in eight months, a private survey showed on Friday.
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WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases employment data for January, 8:30 a.m. Eastern. WASHINGTON _ Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for January, 10 a.m.. WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases construction spending for December, 10 a.m..
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*Coming up: China official PMI seen up; Friday 0100 GMT. LONDON, Jan 31- Copper dipped on Thursday, retreating from a 3-1/ 2 month peak as investors grew wary about the lack of underlying metals demand amid economic recovery in top metals consumer China and in the United States.