(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 28 apr - The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said that its manufacturing index rose to 3 in April from 0 in March.

Expectations were for a rise to 2.

The shipments index was unchanged at negative 2 in April,.

while the new orders index rose to 8 from 4 in March.

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