The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI stood at 49.6 in December 2024, slightly above the flash estimate of 49.5 and up from 49.0 in November, marking the highest print since September despite indicating the sixth straight month of fall in factory activity.

Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilisation after recent falls.

Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilization after recent falls.