THE country's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to a six-month low in February due to weaker new business growth, an IHS Markit/Nikkei survey said.

Survey results released on Friday showed that the seasonally adjusted PMI fell to 51.9 in February from 52.3 in January, indicating a modest improvement in the health of the manufacturing sector.

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