CATL stock price in focus as China PMI slips into contraction and BYD sales slide again
CATL Class A shares rose 2.37% to 350 yuan in Shenzhen trading. China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in January, signaling contraction, while non-manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.4. BYD reported January vehicle sales down 30.1% year-on-year, its fifth monthly drop. Investors await China’s private-sector PMI data on Feb. 2.