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Confidence among non-manufacturing companies was up 0.3 points to 52.1.
Source: https://businesswest.com/blog/business-confidence-in-massachusetts-flat-in-june/
Investors had expected an uptick, but instead the manufacturing index fell for the second month, to 48.8, remaining in the contraction area below 50. The non-manufacturing PMI remained in expansion territory at 54.2 but also slowed more than expected.
Official data say the index measuring non-manufacturing commercial activities grew to 51.7 from August's 51. The composite index rose to 52 from 51.3.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/china-ap-beijing-covid-hong-kong-b2421415.html
On Thursday, ISM announced that its non-manufacturing (services) index declined to 52.7 in July, down from 53.9 in June.