Economics
India’s Sensex Index Gains as GDP Growth May Exceed Estimates
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India’s benchmark stock index climbed for a seventh day, extending a 2 1/2-year high, on speculation the central bank may say economic growth will be stronger than estimated.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., the nation’s biggest sport- utility vehicle and tractor maker, gained for a fifth day to its highest level in at least 19 years. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., a power producer, rose 1.8 percent. India’s policy makers will tomorrow decide whether to raise interest rates for a fifth time this year as the economy expands and inflation slows.