- UK Manufacturing PMI contracted to 48.7 in April, missing estimates of 50.3.
- Services PMI in the UK rose sharply to 54.9 in April.
- GBP/USD holds higher ground near 1.2370 after mixed UK business PMIs.
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell sharply from 50.3 in March to 48.7 in April, missing the estimated 50.3 reading.
Meanwhile, the Preliminary UK Services Business Activity Index jumped to 54.9 in April, beating the market konsensus of 53.0. The previous figure stood at 53.1.
Commenting on the flash PMI data, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence said: “Early PMI survey data for April indicate that the UK economy’s recovery from recession last year continued to gain momentum. ‘
“Improved growth in the service sector offset a renewed downturn in manufacturing to propel overall business growth to the fastest for nearly a year, indicating that GDP is rising at a quarterly rate of 0.4% after a 0.3% gain in the first quarter,” Chris added.
FX-implikasjoner
GBP / USD is extending the advance toward 1.2400 following the mixed UK PMI data. The pair is adding 0.28% on the day to trade at 1.2383, as of writing.
Pund Sterling kurs i dag
Tabellen nedenfor viser prosentvis endring av Pund Sterling (GBP) mot børsnoterte hovedvalutaer i dag. Pund Sterling var den sterkeste mot New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | CAD | AUD | JPY | NZD | CHF | |
| USD | -0.22% | -0.25% | -0.02% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.14% | -0.08% | |
| EUR | 0.22% | -0.02% | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.38% | 0.14% | |
| GBP | 0.24% | 0.02% | 0.22% | 0.16% | 0.27% | 0.38% | 0.17% | |
| CAD | 0.02% | -0.19% | -0.22% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.17% | -0.06% | |
| AUD | 0.00% | -0.23% | -0.18% | -0.04% | 0.03% | 0.14% | -0.10% | |
| JPY | -0.03% | -0.25% | -0.28% | -0.06% | 0.00% | 0.12% | -0.11% | |
| NZD | -0.14% | -0.37% | -0.39% | -0.17% | -0.13% | -0.11% | -0.23% | |
| CHF | 0.10% | -0.12% | -0.16% | 0.06% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.23% |
Varmekartet viser prosentvise endringer av hovedvalutaer mot hverandre. Basisvalutaen er plukket fra venstre kolonne, mens sitatvalutaen er plukket fra den øverste raden. For eksempel, hvis du velger euro fra venstre kolonne og flytter langs den horisontale linjen til japanske yen, vil den prosentvise endringen som vises i boksen representere EUR (basis)/JPY (anførsel).
Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/uk-preliminary-services-pmi-jumps-to-549-in-april-vs-530-expected-202404230832