China's NBS Manufacturing PMI rises to 49.8 in September, Non-Manufacturing PMI falls to 50

China’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 49.8 in September, following August’s 49.4. The reading came in above the market consensus of 49.6 in the reported month. 

The NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI fell to 50 in September versus August’s 50.3 figure and missed the expectations of 50.3.

Market reaction

At the time of writing, the AUD/USD pair is trading around 0.6585, up 0.14% on the day.