The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index for November declined, but this was not a surprise given the volatility of data this year ...

Absa Group’s purchasing managers’ index fell to 48.1 from 52.6 in October, the Johannesburg-based lender said.

European bourses tracked unevenly lower midday Monday as traders watched French politics, and weighed odds the present government could be unseated. French stocks and bonds are down, as Prime Minister ...