BEIJING: China’s manufacturing sector saw a surprise pick-up in September, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday, but economists warned a slowdown in the key property sector was an ongoing risk to growth.

HSBC’s preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI) hit a two-month high of 50.5, better than a final reading of 50.2 in August and providing some respite as indicators point to a slowdown in world’s second-largest economy.

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