China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in with a score of 51.4 in October, the government said on Friday.
That topped expectations for a reading of 51.2 and marked an increase from the 51.1 score in September.
Also, the HSBC manufacturing PMI posted a score of 50.9 for October - beating expectations for 50.7 and up from 50.2 in the previous month.
In both cases, a score above 50 signals expansion in a sector and below represents contraction.
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