MSCI Financial News

By Wayne Cole

Indian stock market is likely to open higher on Monday led by positive global cues amid gains in Asian and US peers. This week, investors will eye a host of stock market triggers including the much-awaited annual general meeting (AGM) of oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries, macroeconomic data, global cues, and more. In the week gone by, Indian stock market consolidated in a range and settled lower for the fifth successive week, the longest streak since April 2022, amid weak global cues.

Reliance IndustriesShares of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will be in focus today ahead of the company's AGM.

By Jamie McGeever

China’s regulators face a losing battle convincing global funds to invest in the nation’s stocks unless market boosting efforts are accompanied by stronger stimulus to support growth. Officials have undertaken a flurry of measures in recent days to improve battered sentiment in the world’s second-largest stock market. They’ve urged financial institutions to snap up equities, encouraged companies to boost buybacks, and asked mutual funds to stop selling.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) may get excluded from the MSCI Global Small-cap Index. though, the effective date for Zee-Sony merger is yet to be announced, but the National Company Law Tribunal has given its approval for amalgamation of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Spny Pictures. As Zee-Sony merger date is not known, MSCI is yet to declare last date of trade session for ZEEL shares.

Powell at Jackson Hole. U.S. yields stabilised below 14-year highs.

By Samuel Indyk

₹939.00 apiece on the BSE. Around 2.3 crore Paytm shares or 3.6% stake of the company changed hands in a bunch of deals, according to reports. Earlier, reports said that Antfin was set to sell another 3.6% shares, or 2.3 crore shares in the fintech giant via block deal on Friday.

World stocks receded on Thursday as investors took a breather after bets that tech darling Nvidia will deliver blockbuster results paid off, while Treasury bond yields edged back higher following a big sell-off. Profit-taking weighed on shares across the board, with the MSCI All Country stock index dropping 0.91%. In the United States, the Dow Jones lost 1.08%, the S&P 500 fell 1.35% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.9%.

Morgan Stanley on Friday cut its price target for MSCI China, a week after it lowered its economic growth forecast for China this year in the wake of disappointing data from the world's second-biggest economy. Morgan Stanley said its June 2024 target for MSCI China was now 60, down from 70.

A rapid tourism recovery in Japan, bolstered by the return of Chinese visitors, and the highest level of inflation in four decades are fueling a boom in hotel investment in the island nation.

Jio Financial Services will eventually see its exit from domestic benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex, the stock will remain among the elite group of MSCI and FTSE indices.FTSE Russell added Jio Financial back to the All-World cap index and a few others, while MSCI Inc will add the stock to its Global Standard and Largecap indices after market trading hours on Wednesday. Typically an inclusion or exclusion of a stock from MSCI/FTSE indices results in inflows or outflows as passive funds adjust their portfolio to the changes. However, the stock’s presence in global indices is unlikely to result in any inflows or outflows, according to experts. “Unlike in India, where there are a set of criterias to be part of Nifty/Sensex, the breadth of global indices is wider. Therefore, Jio Financial will be in FTSE and MSCI indices,” says Abhilash Pagaria of Nuvama Institutional Equities. As funds owning RIL stock already have Jio Financial shares, there will be no fresh adjustments in their portfolio.

Jio Financial Services were locked in the lower circuit of 5% for the third straight session on Wednesday, trading at Rs 224.65, amid continued selling by institutional investors. In three days, the market value of the subsidiary of Reliance Industries has eroded by more than Rs 23,700 crore. The traded volumes of 2.3 million shares on NSE were lower than the 7.3 million shares that changed hands in the previous session. On Tuesday, index provider Asia Index Pvt Ltd deferred the decision to remove the stock from all key indices of BSE, including the Sensex by three days, as the stock hit the lower circuit for two consecutive days. Jio Financial is currently part of key indices of the BSE and NSE, including the Sensex and Nifty50. Jio Financial was added to key indices on July 20 for a temporary period, to give passive and active funds holding RIL stock, an opportunity to trade in the demerged entity. It was added at a constant price of Rs 261.8, which was derived through a special pre-open session conducted by the exchanges on RIL stock. Jio Financial will exit all the S&P BSE indices on August 29, provided it does not hit a lower circuit in the 3-day period. If the stock hits a lower circuit again on Thursday, then the removal date will be deferred again by another three days. While selling continues in the domestic market, the inclusion of the stock in the global indices such as FTSE and MSCI provided no support.

real estate. Landlords say demand for retail space has remained robust this year, defying inflation pressures, high interest rates and liquidations including Bed Bath & Beyond and Christmas Tree Shops. Retail’s strength is largely the result of a sharp drop in retail construction since the 2008-09 financial crisis, which allowed the oversupplied sector to digest its existing real estate.

(Reuters) — Cracks are forming in a global stocks rally, with surging bond yields, rising energy prices and intensified worries over China’s economy among the factors sapping investors’ risk appetite following months of gains in equity markets.

August is turning out to be chaos for emerging markets. 

Asian markets stumbled on Monday after China delivered a smaller cut to lending rates than markets had counted on, continuing Beijing's run of disappointing stimulus steps. China's central bank trimmed its one-year lending rate by 10 basis points and left its five-year rate unmoved, a surprise to analysts who had expected cuts of 15 basis points to both. Disappointment at the meagre move saw Chinese blue chips ease 0.3%, while the Australian dollar took a dip as a liquid proxy for China risk.

NEW DELHI : There has not been any meaningful change in Kotak Institutional Equities’ earnings growth outlook for FY24-25 following the June quarter results. Its chief executive officer and co-head Pratik Gupta said the market will continue to consolidate around the current levels for the next few months and there is no major catalyst for a sharp rally or a sustained correction. He believes India’s valuations are not cheap, and index earnings yield is also relatively unattractive versus bond yields.

RBI in Q3. The Indian Ocean Dipole, which was positive last month has turned neutral. August month’s rainfall is forecast to be the driest since 1901.

By Huw Jones