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India may get $1.3-bn passive flow; MSCI EM weight may rise: Morgan Stanley

In October, the Indian government had issued a circular raising statutory FPI limit of Indian companies to the sectoral foreign investment limit

The MSCI logo is seen in this June 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters
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The MSCI logo is seen in this June 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Puneet Wadhwa New Delhi
With India swiftly responding to the delay in notifying sector-wise limits for investment in stocks by overseas investors, analysts at Morgan Stanley now expect MSCI to rebalance MSCI India weight in the emerging market (EM) index to reflect this change along with removing the DR (depository receipts) in the foreign ownership limit (FOL) calculation.

As a result, they estimate $1.3 billion in passive inflows into the Indian equities spread across a bunch of stocks. That apart, there could be active inflow to the tune of $5.7 billion, Morgan Stanley said. (See table below)

In October, the Indian government had