Japan's coronavirus shutdowns pummel service, factory sectors - PMIs

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's services sector shrank at a record pace in April, while factories also fell quiet across the country due to the widening fallout from the coronavirus pandemic as an economic contraction deepens.The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), released on Thursday, slumped to a seasonally adjusted 43.7 from a final 44.8 in March, its lowest since April 2009.The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Services PMI index plunged to 22.8 on a seasonally..