India's manufacturing PMI index for August rose to 52.6 versus 51.8 in the previous month signalling a marginal pick-up in the manufacturing activity of the country.
The index is at its highest level since July 2015 and has seen its eighth consecutive month of expansion.
The expansion can be attributed to the rise in new orders compared to the previous month. Manufacturing output also rose to 54.3 versus 53.3 in July.

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