Euro zone business activity fell for the first time in seven months in September, a major survey showed, as France lost steam after the Paris Olympics.
The S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a key gauge of the overall health of the economy, fell to 48.9 in September from 51 in August.
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