China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 in February, remaining above the neutral 50 mark and indicating expansion in the country's manufacturing activity, a report published by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) showed.

The figure increased from 49.1 reported in January. At the same time, the non-manufacturing PMI which gauges the activity of China's service sector, landed at 50.4 in February, rising from 50.2 in the month prior.