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*China's Feb HSBC flash PMI retreats from 2- year high. *Market eyes Italy election for indications on Europe situation. LONDON, Feb 25- Brent crude rose close to $116 a barrel on Monday due to a weaker dollar, while investors awaited the outcome of Italy's elections to gauge the troubled region's economic outlook.
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*China's Feb HSBC flash PMI retreats from 2- year high. *Market eyes Italy election for indications on Europe situation.
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--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. LAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 25- The easing in the growth rate of HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers' Index for China is a signal to commodity markets not to get too far ahead of themselves. The flash PMI, the earliest indicator of China's economic health, retreated to 50.4 in February from a two-year high of 52.3 in January.
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*China's Feb HSBC flash PMI retreats from 2- year high. *Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election.
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NEW YORK, Feb 21- Global equity markets tumbled on Thursday following a glut of data from Europe and the U.S. that pointed to slow economic growth but failed to ease concerns the U.S. In Europe, a surprisingly weak euro zone Purchasing Managers Index data for February dashed hopes of an early recovery for the recession-hit region.
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*Still vulnerable to Spain, Italy worries. LONDON, Feb 5- The euro rose on Tuesday, helped to renewed worries about political uncertainty in Spain and Italy.
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LONDON, Feb 5- Britain's dominant service sector returned to growth in January and optimism among companies jumped, a survey showed on Tuesday, reducing the chance of the economy falling back into recession. After only one quarter of expansion, Britain's economy contracted again at the end of last year.
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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 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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*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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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.