MSCI EM Index

Indonesian stocks suffered a massive 11 per cent decline on Friday after MSCI threatened its "emerging market status", which could prompt massive foreign selloff from the Southeast Asian economy.

AI giants dominate, evoke concentration risk concerns

After a decade of outperformance, Indian equities have entered a consolidation phase with peers such as China and Taiwan regaining momentum, says Motilal Oswal

The MSCI EM index rose 7 per cent in September, its ninth monthly gain in a row, driven by China's equities, while India trailed with modest returns and foreign outflows

India's share in the MSCI EM index has fallen to 16.21% in August, its lowest since November 2023, slipping to third place behind Taiwan after a year of weak equity performance

Promoter share in top 200 firms has fallen by 600 bps since 2021 as mutual funds absorb large stake sales, boosting India's MSCI weight and market resilience

There will be no deletions taking place from the Global Standard Index

Kotak Institutional Equities remains cautious about the outlook for small- and mid-cap stocks, as their valuations have not moderated significantly despite recent market corrections

Country slips to third position on MSCI Emerging Market indices

Among other notable changes, MSCI removed 11 stocks from the MSCI Korea Index while adding none. It culled nine from Japan and added one

The change in the pecking order comes amid a sharp rally in China equities, while India has seen record foreign outflows coupled with earnings disappointment

Kalyan Jewellers India, Voltas, and BSE were upgraded from the small cap segment to mid cap segment of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index

China is creating emerging industry leaders, and regardless of what happens in the Chinese stock market, the country cannot be ignored as a fierce competitor

Analysts at Nuvama expect an inflow of $281 million in Dixon Technologies as a result, followed by Vodafone Idea at $278 million

As of May 13, 2024, India's weight in the MSCI Emerging Market Index stood at around 18 per cent, a considerable rise from approximately 8 per cent in early 2020

MSCI said that Punjab National Bank and Union Bank are among the three largest additions to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in terms of full company market capitalization

Move could delay transition to DM, which when happens is expected to boost India's weighting in MSCI indices

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has attracted a lot of scrutiny over its debt-heavy balance sheet and not enough appreciation of its cash-flow generation ability, according to M&G Investments

The MSCI Pakistan Index, according to Wood's note, is trading on 3.7x forecast 2023 consensus earnings and a 2023 forecast dividend yield of 10.2 per cent

Investors have wiped about $7 billion off Saudi National Bank's market value amid growing concern over the lender's plans to purchase a stake in Credit Suisse Group AG