In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction
According to the HSBC India Services PMI, new business placed with Indian service providers increased at the fastest rate in six months during January
The HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global, rose sharply in December to 59.0 from November's one-year low of 56.9
S&P Global said that the slowdown in services PMI was mainly owing to a slowdown in new orders as well as output across sectors
In October, there were faster increases in input costs and output charges, with rates of inflation outpacing their respective long-run averages
The latest data showed a substantial increase in new business placed with Indian service providers, one that was the second-fastest since June 2010
September's expansion in output was associated with effective marketing, favourable demand conditions and strong influxes of new business
Services firms indicated the sharpest upturn in new export business since S&P Global services PMI started in September 2014
According to S&P, finance & insurance sector was the "brightest spot" regarding business activity and new orders, topping the growth rankings in both instances
The headline figure has been expanding for 23 months on the trot since August 2021
Combined with manufacturing, output prices across the private sector increased at the sharpest pace in over a decade
The companies the survey monitors reported that external demand for Indian services continued to improve in May, highlighted by a fourth successive rise in new export business
The S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose from 57.2 in January to 59.4 in February, its highest since February 2011 and considerably above all forecasts
The headline figure has now been in the expansion zone for seventeen consecutive months since August 2021
The headline figure has been in the expansion zone for the sixteenth consecutive month since August 2021
CLOSING BELL: RIL (down 1.45 per cent), Tech M, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, and TCS were the top laggards
Services PMI released by credit rating agency S&P Global improved to 55.1 in October from 54.3 in September
CLOSING BELL: JSW Steel, Hindalco, Coal India, L&T, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, Tata Consumer Products, Shree Cement, and Wipro were the top gainers
Growth in India's services industry slumped in September to a six-month low, led by a substantial easing in demand amid high inflation
CLOSING BELL: ITC, Sun Pharma, RIL, Tata Steel, NTPC, HCL Tech, L&T, and ICICI bank were the top Sensex gainers, while Hindalco, JSW Steel, Grasim, and Cipla were additional top gainers on the Nifty50