(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 1 apr - The US purchasing managers' index rose to 52.3 in March from 51.6 in February, according to final data by the financial information services group IHS Markit.

The reading was just below the flash estimate of 52.4.

Economists expected a reading of 52.4.

A reading above 50 indicates an expansion in activities and a.

reading below 50 a contraction.

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