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Investing.com - Manufacturing activity in Switzerland in May grew at the slowest rate since June 2013, industry data showed on Monday.
In a report, the Swiss SVME purchasing managers' association and Credit Suisse said that its purchasing managers' index declined to a seasonally adjusted 52.5 last month from a reading of 55.8 in April. Analysts had expected the index to dip to 55.0 in May.
On the index, a reading above 50.0 indicates expansion, below indicates contraction.
Following the release of the data, the Swiss franc was lower against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CHF rising 0.25% to trade at 0.8976.
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