German Preliminary Manufacturing PMI rises to 42.2 in April vs. 42.8 expected
|- Germany’s Manufacturing PMI rose to 42.2 in April vs. 42.8 forecast.
- Services PMI for the German economy advanced to 53.3 in April vs. 50.6 estimate.
- EUR/USD jumps toward 1.0700 after mixed German PMIs.
Germany’s manufacturing sector contraction eased less-than-expected in April while the services sector outperformed, the preliminary business activity report published by the HCOB survey showed Tuesday.
The HCOB Manufacturing PMI in the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse rose to 42.2 this month, compared with the 42.8 estimate and March’s 41.9. The index hit the highest level in two months.
Meanwhile, Services PMI jumped from 50.1 in March to 53.3 in April, beating the expected 50.6 reading by a wide margin in the reported period. The measure reached a fresh ten-month top.
The HCOB Preliminary German Composite Output Index stood at 50.5 in April vs. 48.6 expected and 47.7 booked in March. The gauge also clinched a ten-month high.
FX implications
EUR/USD is picking up fresh bids toward 1.0700 following mixed German data, currently trading 0.34% higher on the day at 1.0687.
Euro price today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | CAD | AUD | JPY | NZD | CHF | |
| USD | -0.35% | -0.16% | -0.06% | -0.12% | 0.02% | 0.04% | -0.09% | |
| EUR | 0.35% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.21% | 0.36% | 0.39% | 0.24% | |
| GBP | 0.13% | -0.19% | 0.11% | 0.04% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.07% | |
| CAD | 0.07% | -0.28% | -0.09% | -0.07% | 0.08% | 0.12% | -0.03% | |
| AUD | 0.16% | -0.21% | -0.01% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.04% | |
| JPY | -0.02% | -0.38% | -0.18% | -0.08% | -0.17% | 0.03% | -0.12% | |
| NZD | -0.04% | -0.40% | -0.21% | -0.10% | -0.19% | -0.02% | -0.15% | |
| CHF | 0.14% | -0.24% | -0.06% | 0.03% | -0.02% | 0.11% | 0.15% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/JPY (quote).
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