Mumbai, June 23 -- The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index, which tracks month-on-month changes in combined output from manufacturing and services, rose to 61.0 in June from 59.3 in May - the highest in 14 months and well above the long-term average.

Indian businesses recorded a sharp rise in export orders in June, marking the strongest upturn since records began in 2014, according to the latest HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data.

The data shows strong momentum in both manufacturing and services, with companies scaling up output to meet rising domestic and international demand.

Pranjul Bhandari, Chief India Economist at HSBC, said, "India's flash PMI indicated strong growth in June. New export orders continued to fuel...