The Caixin China Composite PMI data (which covers both manufacturing and services) pointed to a marginal increase in total Chinese business activity at the end of the second quarter. At 51.1 in June, the Composite Output Index fell from 51.5 in May to signal the slowest rate of expansion in a year. Latest data indicated that the slowdown in overall growth was driven by a weaker performance of the service sector.

The seasonally adjusted Caixin China General Services Business Activity Index posted 51.6, down from a four-month high of 52.8 in May, to signal the second-slowest increase in activity for 13 months (after April 2017). At the same time, manufacturing production growth picked up slightly since May, but remained marginal overall.