China Manufacturing PMI Due On Thursday

(RTTNews) - China will on Thursday see preliminary August results for the HSBC manufacturing purchasing managers' index, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

The manufacturing PMI is expected to show a score of 51.5, down from 51.7 in July.

Japan also will see manufacturing PMI results for August; the Markit Economics survey is tipped to rise to 51.5 from 50.5 in July.

New Zealand will release July figures for credit card spending; in June, spending was up 0.7 percent on month and 7.0 percent on year.

Australia will see June results for the Conference Board leading index and August results for the ANZ consumer confidence index. The Conference Board index was up 0.2 percent in May, while the ANZ index added 0.6 percent in July.

Hong Kong will release consumer price numbers for July; the inflation rate is expected to remain unchanged at 3.6 percent.

Finally, markets in the Philippines will be closed on Thursday for Ninoy Aquino Day, and will re-open on Friday.