Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; private survey on Chinese factory activity in May ahead – CNBC
SINGAPORE Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Tuesday morning trade, as investors reacted to the release of a private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity in May.
Mainland Chinese stocks were little changed, with both the Shanghai composite and Shenzhen component hovering around the flatline. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.2%.
The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for May came in at 52, higher than expectations for a reading of 51.9 by analysts in a Reuters poll….
