Activity at euro-zone factories slowed to a near standstill in July, suggesting the region's economy made a poor start to the third quarter, while official data showed more people lost their job in June.
The Markit final euro-zone manufacturing purchasing managers' index, a gauge of activity based on a survey of about 3,000 firms, fell to 50.4 in July from 52 in June, its lowest level in almost two years.
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