China flash PMI helps lift shares, eyes on Europe (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters – European shares were set to follow Asian gains on Tuesday after a survey of Chinese factory output soothed fears of a hard landing for the world’s No.2 economy, but gold hit a record on persistent concerns about the health of the developed world.



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