India ETFs: Warning Signs In GDP Report?

If investors weren’t already aware of the tremendous “growth gap” between the developed and emerging markets of the world, a report Tuesday out of New Delhi served as a nice reminder. India’s gross domestic product grew by 8.8% in the quarter ended June 30, roughly in line with analyst estimates for expansion in the world’s largest democracy. That marks the fastest GDP growth in more than two years, outpacing the 8.6% clip from India’s fiscal first quarter ended in March. Coming just days after the U.S. revised its GDP growth estimate for the same period downward to 1.6%, India’s pace of expansion is truly remarkable. Reaction to the latest GDP figures was primarily positive. “The data underscore the strong recovery in India’s economy, Asia’s third-largest and among the earliest to emerge from the global economic crisis,” writes Anant Vijay Kala. The impressive figures figure to give Indian policymakers [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: India ETFs: Five Ways To Play India ETFs Rise On GDP Surprise India ETFs Ride Election Results Higher