Italy's service sector regained strength in October after almost stagnating in September, a survey showed on Wednesday, lifted by a jump in new domestic business. The HCOB Purchasing Managers' Index for Italian services came in at 52.

ISM US Services PMI for October beats expectations, showing strong performance across prices, employment, business activity, new orders, and

The PMI index for the services sector stood at 54.9 in October, down from 57.0 in September but still comfortably above the 50.0 threshold that indicates growth. It was the 14th consecutive month of expansion.

Growth in India's dominant services industry picked up last month after dipping to a 10-month low rate in September amid a marked expansion in demand, according to a business survey that also showed the sector's workforce increased sharply.