French manufacturing at five-month high in November - PMI

PARIS (Reuters) - French manufacturers saw business pick up at the fastest pace in five months in November, underpinned by improving client demand, a survey showed on Monday.Data compiler IHS Markit said its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 51.7 from 50.7 in October, marginally better than a preliminary reading of 51.6.The improvement not only brought the index further from the 50-point threshold between an expansion and a contraction in activity but it was..