New Zealand Services Index Data Due On Monday

RTTNews | 669天前
New Zealand Services Index Data Due On Monday

(RTTNews) - New Zealand will on Monday see July results for the Performance of Services Index from BusinessNZ, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In June, the index score was 50.1.

Also, the markets in Thailand are closed on Monday for the queen's birthday and will re-open on Tuesday.

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