US DATA: Oct Chicago PM index 58.4 vs 60.4 Sept, about as expected.
New orders (61.3 vs 65.3, erasing half the Sept gain) and inventories
dipped but employment posted 62.3, its highest in 6 mos, vs 60.6. Prices
paid 66.0 vs 62.3. Text says this marks a 25th month of expansion and
most component changes were modest and convergint to their 3m avgs.