French factory activity expands slightly in October - PMI

PARIS (Reuters) - French manufacturing activity expanded in October, helped by the fastest rise in output since June, as the euro zone's second-biggest economy shows signs of resilience in the face of an uncertain global economy.The final Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.7 points in October from 50.1 in September, data compiler IHS Markit said.The final figure was slightly better than an initial, flash estimate of 50.5 for the October manufacturing..