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Growth in India's dominant services industry continued to lose momentum in December as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment
Hiring reverses declining trend, services inflation accelerates
India's manufacturing recovery also faltered last month as coronavirus fears weighed on demand and output
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami was arrested by police in Mumbai for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018.
It was the highest reading since February and comfortably above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction
The latest reading was indicative of broadly stable output across the sector
Five of the eight high-frequency indicators compiled by Bloomberg News gained last month, while two were unchanged and one deteriorated
PMI for combined services and manufacturing rose from 37.2 in July to 46 in August
August was the sixth straight month the index was sub-50, the longest such stretch since a 10-month run to April 2014
Downturn grips sector as job loss, low export orders and poor domestic demand distress companies
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Nikkei India Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 55.5 in January, up from 53.3 in December
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The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index rose from 53.3 in December to 55.5 in January, signalling the strongest upturn in output in seven years
The widely tracked Nikkei India Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 53.3 in December, up from 52.7 in November
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India's economy has been hobbled by a demand slump, prompting policymakers to step up fiscal and monetary stimulus to revive growth
The services sector continuing to be on the growth path after contracting in June was, however, a consolation
Rising expectations for further monetary policy easing and recent measures announced by the government boosted business expectations to a 12-month high, the survey showed