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Statsguru: FPIs often deploy cheap capital in EMs in search of high returns

Mutual fund investments of over Rs 1.7 trillion steadied the ship

Indian stocks and weighting in MSCI EM index on the rise, shows data

Over $400 billion in assets under management are said to be benchmarked to the MSCI EM index.

RBI Governor exhorts banks to continue process of capital argumentation

RBI has been watchful of the impact of the pandemic on the banking and NBFC sectors when the effects of regulatory reliefs and resolutions fully work their way through said Shaktikanta Das

Record wave of emerging-market IPOs meets investors wary of risk

While the price of most newly issued stocks has risen since their IPOs, the benchmark gauge of developing-economy stocks just wrapped up its worst year since 2018

Traders see emerging markets rising in 2022, but not until July

The MSCI gauge of emerging-market stocks has dropped more than 5% this year, trading near the lowest level since 2001 relative to US stocks.

Indian stocks outpacing world by most since 2018 emboldens bulls

The MSCI India index beat the MSCI World gauge of developed nations by more than six percentage points last month, the biggest gap since 2018

Tantrum fears fade as riskier EM bonds rise to defy taper talk

Fixed-income securities issued by South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia and India posted the biggest gains among 46 sovereign markets, returning at least 1.2% last month, excluding currency fluctuations

Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party: Report

SPACs allow investors to list a shell company on public markets before they have identified a business to buy, which provides a speedier route to an initial public offering.

Investors to look at EMs once Covid's worst is behind: Andrew Holland

Housing and retail sales in the US are already starting to fall, CEO Holland

Best of BS Opinion: Course correction on vaccine, climate of treason & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Despite Covid cases surge, Indian stocks turn pricier vs emerging peers

The MSCI India Index has beaten a broader gauge of developing nation shares by about 5 percentage points in 2021

'Third World', again? The virus has exposed India's underbelly for all to see

We show our weakness for declaring victory midway, as with Covid and Doklam, celebrate setback as victory, as at Depsang. And the old prickliness about foreign criticism remains, writes T N Ninan

Norway wants its $1.3 trillion wealth fund to invest in fewer companies

EMs are often characterised by weaker institutions, says Norway

Bonds on watch

Inclusion in global indices would demand higher fiscal standards

Emerging market ETFs rise for 15th straight week in $26.4-billion run

Inflows into ETFs that invest in India stood at $120 million, up 25% over the previous week

Will the bull keep running?

The global setting is perfect for equities, but investors should have one eye on factors that could rattle the markets

India among a few major EMs with rising inflation in October, shows data

Among these nations, the rise in core inflation is the highest in India

Yield mania gives much needed break to indebted emerging-market countries

US elections have revived the yield hunt, granting much-needed breathing space to governments in developing economies

FM emphasises on consensus-based solution for digital taxation at G-20 meet

The digital taxation assumed significance since the US launched an investigation against various countries including India for levying digital tax on its companies

Emerging-market rally seen unstoppable as traders turn to Powell

JPMorgan's measure of implied volatility for EM currencies had its biggest weekly drop since 2011