Markit’s manufacturing index falls in August Malta Independent Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 15:03 Last update: about 14 years ago <a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=123' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=123&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a> Factory activity measured by Markit Economics eased in August, the London-based group said on Tuesday.