China flash HSBC PMI edges up to 50.4 in October

The closely-watched HSBC's China flash Purchasing Managers' Index inched up to 50.4 from a final reading of 50.2 in September, staying above the 50 mark which separates expansion from contraction. On Tuesday, official data from the world's second-largest economy showed growth in the third-quarter falling to 7.3 percent, the slowest pace since the first...