A report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday showed U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the ninth consecutive month in July.
The ISM said its manufacturing PMI crept up to 46.4 in July from 46.0 in June, but a reading below 50 continues to indicate contraction. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 46.8.
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