• Prior reading was 49.6
  • New orders 52.3 vs 47.1 in Aug
  • Employment 54.7 vs 51.6 in Aug
  • Prices paid 58.0 vs 54.0 in Aug

Separately, construction spending -0.6% vs +0.5% expected but the prior revised to -0.4% from -0.9%.

Positive risk appetite coming on the heels of the data. EUR and the commodity bloc all at session highs.