New Delhi, July 27 -- India secured the first rank in Mint's Emerging Markets Tracker for the third straight month in June, with a strong overall score of 71.48 (out of 100), up from 66.98 in May. Although China moved up three places to achieve the second rank, its score was 60.92-leaving a huge gap with India. Other contenders in the list, struggled during the month, signaling uneven momentum in most of the EM landscape.

India's strong performance was supported by a robust stock market performance and sustained strength in manufacturing activity. The country also had the fastest GDP growth among emerging market peers in the March quarter, putting it ahead of the peers.







China also saw a steady stock market, solid export growth, an...