India's manufacturing sector strengthened in July on faster increases in new orders, output and stocks of purchases, final survey data from S&P Global showed on Friday.
The HSBC manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to a 16-month high of 59.1 in July from 58.4 in June. The score was slightly below the flash estimate of 59.2.
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