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India's stock market overtakes Germany to become 7th largest in the world

The Asian giant edged past the equity market of Europe's largest economy for the first time in seven years

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The HDFC Bank counter witnessed volumes of Rs 21 billion in the cash segment

Srinivasan Sivabalan | Bloomberg
India’s ascent on the global stage has claimed another victory after its stock market overtook Germany to become the seventh largest in the world.

The Asian giant edged past the equity market of Europe’s largest economy for the first time in seven years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That means, after the U.K. leaves the European Union in March, the bloc would have only one country -- France -- among the seven biggest markets.

The move reflects India’s positive returns this year as companies’ reliance on domestic demand enabled them to avoid the meltdown in other emerging markets spurred by Federal