Economics
China’s Stocks Rise as Manufacturing Data Beats Estimates
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Chinese stocks climbed the most in two weeks as a gauge of manufacturing in the world’s second-largest economy rose to the highest level in six months.
GoerTek Inc., an Apple Inc. supplier, increased the most in a month as analysts predicted record opening-weekend sales for the new iPhones. Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. and Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. posted the biggest gains in almost two weeks. Shanghai Pudong Road & Bridge Construction Co. advanced 4.1 percent after winning a project worth 216 million yuan ($35 million).