Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- India's private sector activity expanded at the quickest pace in three months in February amid robust growth in new orders, flash survey results from S&P Global showed on Friday.

The HSBC flash composite output index rose to 59.3 in February from 58.4 in January. A score above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

The acceleration in growth was driven by a quicker upturn in manufacturing production. The Manufacturing PMI climbed to a 4-month high of 57.5 in February from 55.4 in January.

Meanwhile, the services activity expanded at a broadly similar rate to that seen in January, as the Services PMI business activity index stood at 58.4 in February versus 58.5 in January.

New orders received by the Indian private sec...