By Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran
(Reuters) – MSCI added a lone Indian company, carmaker Hyundai Motor India, to its Global Standard index late on Tuesday and removed Adani Green Energy as part of its February 2025 index rejig.
The change will come into effect on the market’s close on February 28.
In its previous index reconstitution in November, MSCI had added five domestic companies into the global standard index, lifting India’s weightage to nearly 20% in the gauge that tracks emerging markets.
The quarterly rebalancing, which was announced overnight, also saw 20 Indian stocks added to MSCI India Domestic Smallcap Index, including Ola Electric Mobility, Sundaram Clayton and Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services, among others.
However, 17 stocks were deleted from the MSCI Smallcap index.
According to IIFL Capital, the MSCI rejig could lead to a net passive inflow of about $850 million to $1 billion into Indian markets.
Private lender IndusInd Bank, which is already part of the global standard index, saw a weight increase, according to IIFL Capital.
While MSCI added and removed one Indian stock from the global standard indexes, it added eight stocks from China and deleted 20 stocks from the world’s second-largest economy.
Overall, 23 securities will be added and 107 securities deleted from the MSCI global standard indexes as part of the review.
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
