Spain's manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace in November, hindered by the severe floods in the region of Valencia on the eastern coast, a survey showed on Monday, though confidence in future growth remained robust.

A private gauge of China’s manufacturing activity signaled that the sprawling sector continued to expand in November, as Beijing’s efforts to revive growth help stabilize the economy.

China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in five months in November as new orders, including those from abroad, led to a solid rise in production, pushing manufacturers' optimism degree to an eight-month high,

Manufacturers saw incoming new orders rise at its fastest pace in more than three years, signaling that stimulus efforts have already seeped into the economy.

The private survey signals that the country’s recent stimulus efforts have already helped to lift certain sectors of China’s ailing economy.