China: March Economic Data in

Official and privately compiled figures showed economic expansion in March. Specifically, the official Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing was up slightly to 51.9 from 50.6 in February. Nonmanufacturing PMI, which includes services and construction, was up to 56.3 after a 51.4 reading a month earlier. Meanwhile, the privately compiled IHS Market-Caixin PMI had its lowest reading in a year, dropping from 50.9 to 50.6....