China's PMI manufacturing index hits three-month high

(AGI) Beijing, Oct 23 - China's manufacturing PMI manufacturingindex calculated by HSBC/Markit rose to a three-month high of50.4 points in October from 50.2 the month before. This wasslightly above the 50-point threshold that separates economicexpansion from contraction. However, orders slowed and theproduction fell to 50.7, which is evidence of a weak growth. . .