BEIJING: Chinese factory activity contracted in January for a second straight month, a closely watched private survey showed Monday, a day after the government announced the first official decline in the sector in more than two years.

British banking giant HSBC said its final purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reading for January edged up to 49.7, from 49.6 in December.

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