Manufacturing activity in China expanded unexpectedly in March after shrinking for three straight months, a private survey showed on Monday.
The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 50.8 for March.
The Caixin March PMI was forecast to remain at 49.9 for a second month, according to a Reuters poll of economists.
A reading below 50 signals contraction, while a reading above that level indicates expansion.
Results of the private survey came after data on Sunday showed the official Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.5 in March from February's three-year low of 49.2, marking the first expansion in four months, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics.
The PMI data come amid ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China. High-level trade negotiations between the two economic powerhouses are set to resume in Washington this week following last week's talks in Beijing.
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