Japan's factory activity growth slows in March, PMI shows

TOKYO: Activity in Japan's manufacturing sector slowed in March, as orders and output cooled in an early sign of the Middle East conflict's impact on Japanese businesses, a survey showed on Tuesday.

* The S&P Global flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 51.4 in March from a near four-year high of 53.0 in February.