* U.S. manufacturing unit and providers exercise quicken in November-Markit* Euro touches weekly low on euro zone flash PMIs* Sterling slips
* U.S. manufacturing unit and providers exercise quicken in November
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. greenback rose towards a
basket of currencies on Friday after knowledge confirmed U.S. manufacturing unit
and providers exercise quickened in November in an indication of the
continued resilience of the U.S. economic system within the face of the
U.S.-China commerce struggle and different headwinds.
IHS Markit stated its “flash” buying managers index (PMI)
for manufacturing rose to 52.2 in November from a ultimate studying
of 51.three in October, whereas its preliminary providers PMI elevated
to 51.6 this month from 50.6 final month.
The greenback index, which compares the greenback towards
six main currencies, was up 0.15% at 98.139.
Serving to the greenback’s power was a survey which confirmed euro
zone enterprise development virtually floor to a halt this month as
exercise within the bloc’s dominant providers trade elevated at a
a lot weaker tempo than anticipated and amongst producers it
contracted once more.
The frequent forex fell 0.16% towards the dollar.
“That mixture is what’s pulling the greenback a little bit
larger,” stated Vassili Serebriakov, an FX strategist at UBS in
New York.
Regardless of the…