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China January official manufacturing PMI drops to 49.3

China's factory activity faltered in January as weak domestic demand dragged down production at the start of the new year, an official survey showed on Saturday.

FTSE A50 futures closed down 0.30% in consecutive night trading, at 14,910 points

China stocks tumble as gold shares drag; still set for monthly gain

China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply on Friday, driven by a significant drop in gold prices, leading to a broad market selloff. The Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.2%, while the CSI 300 Index was down 1%. Gold-related shares experienced the largest losses, with the CSI SSH gold equity index and CSI SWS non-ferrous metal index both dropping around 8.7%. Despite Friday's declines, the Shanghai benchmark is up 3.5% for January, marking its best monthly gain since August.

FTSE A50 futures closed down 0.21% in consecutive night trading, at 15,081 points

FTSE China A50 Index futures rose over 1%