The Institute for Supply Management released a report on Thursday showing U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted at an accelerated rate in the month of July.
The ISM said its manufacturing PMI fell to 46.8 in July from 48.5 in June, with a reading below 50 indicating contraction. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 48.8 percent.
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