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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Better than expected Euro data overnight (again)

From UBS:

OVERNIGHT DATA - Better than expected Euro zone PMIs

* EU: Euro zone manufacturing PMI (Jan) was better than expected at 48.7
(mkt: 47.3) from 46.9, and services PMI rose to 50.5 (mkt: 49.0), from
48.8. The composite PMI rose to 50.4 from 48.3, highest since August,
pointing to further stabilisation.

* EU: Manufacturing PMI rose in Germany to 50.9 (mkt 49, prev 48.4), but
France edged down to 48.5 (mkt: 49.0) from 48.9.
at 8:02 AM