Preliminary composite PMI figures came in at 48.6, lifting from September's 48.5 and slightly lower than the 48.7 predicted by analysts.
Readings highlighted a slowdown in the private sector for the third consecutive month.
Manufacturing production fell for the eighth consecutive month, while the service sector experienced its largest contraction since the start of the year ...Read More
AGMs: Cap-XX Ltd, Jubilee Metals Group PLC (AIM:JLP, JSE:JBL, OTC:JUBPF)
Economic announcements: PMI Composite (UK), PMI Services (UK), Non-Farm Payrolls (US), Unemployment Rate (US), PMI Composite (US), PMI Services (US), Factory Orders (US), ISM Services (US)