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India's passive funds industry maintained stable growth in May 2026, with total AUM reaching Rs. 14.77 trillion across 701 schemes. ETFs captured 77% of assets while equity-oriented products dominated new launches.
China's technology sector appeared to be staging a comeback.
Foreign capital is rotating from India to South Korea and Taiwan to capture the AI hardware supercycle. Foreign institutional investors pulled $23 billion from Indian equities in 2026 as TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix attract global technology inflows.
The semi-annual MSCI index rebalance generated AED 4.5 billion in notional turnover on the Abu Dhabi exchange, with trading accelerated ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday closure. The closing auction saw concentrated demand across constituents being added, deleted, or reweighted.
JPMorgan's flagship GBI-EM Global Diversified index will add Saudi Arabia starting January 29, 2027, with an estimated $5.9 billion in passive inflows expected from eight eligible SAR-denominated sovereign sukuk.
EMEA investor sentiment collapsed 51 points amid Iran conflict, wiping $120B from Gulf markets. As ceasefire holds and risk sentiment recovers, institutional investors see buying opportunity.
Discover how Muscat Stock Exchange's new trading hours aim to modernize Oman's capital markets for better accessibility.
Is the Freedom ETF a better way to invest in emerging markets? FRDM excludes authoritarian regimes and has outperformed EM benchmarks.
Oman’s capital markets are entering a strategically significant phase. The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has unveiled a series of reforms designed to convert intermittent trading activity into what policymakers call “structural liquidity,” a deeper, more resilient trading environment capable of supporting institutional-sized flows with minimal price disruption. While the headlines focus on Oman, the implications […]
Explore the implications of MSCI Oman as the market rallies with optimism for an upgrade to Emerging Market status.
The global economy is entering 2026 with an unexpected degree of resilience. Despite persistent trade policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and uneven regional momentum, growth has held steady rather than slowed sharply. The International Monetary Fund projects world output to expand 3.3% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, broadly matching the pace of growth seen in […]
HSBC survey shows rising confidence in emerging markets, with two-thirds of investors expecting gains. GCC equity ETFs benefit from robust corporate earnings, economic reforms, and continued regional market strength.
