Markets Inch Higher In Asia, China's Manufacturing PMI Barely Signals Contraction

  A reading below 50 signals contraction.

Markets, however, are slightly higher than they were earlier in the Asian trading session.

Japan's Nikkei is up 0.7%.

Korea's Kospi is up 0.0%.

Australia's S&P/ASX is up 0.3%.

China's Shanghai Composite is up 0.5%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down 0.1%..More news results