Aktiemarkeder løftes af stærke PMI data for USA's servicesektor

PMI Service fra Markit_ stærk performance i amerikansk servicesektor

March data indicated that the performance of the U.S. service sector continued to rebound after a slowdown at the turn of the year. Business activity, new work and employment levels all increased at a faster pace in March. Moreover, input cost inflation remained relatively subdued and prices charged by service providers increased at only a modest pace.

However, despite a strong upturn in service sector activity since February, the latest survey indicated that year-ahead business activity expectations were the lowest recorded for eight months. At 59.2 in March, up from 57.1 in February, the seasonally adjusted final Markit U.S. Services Business Activity Index remained well above the neutral 50.0 threshold. The latest index reading was also stronger than the survey average (55.8) and signalled the fastest expansion of service sector output since August 2014

Dagens ISM data fra de amerikanske indkøbschefer inden for serviceindustri understøtter fortsat fremgang, dog med et lille fald i den overordnede PMI indikator, men fremgang i den fremadrettede delindiklator for nye ordrer