According to ForexLive, the consensus is that the index will rise to 47.5 from July's 46.8, which signaled the sharpest contraction in factory activity since November 2023.

The inclusion of the stocks will lift India's weightage in the index to a record 19.8% from 19.3% earlier, narrowing the gap with China, which has slipped to 26.8% from 27%, Nuvama Alternative and ...