AI trade keeps capital – and risks – flowing to emerging markets
The News
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has undergone a major shift in composition, with the combined weight of China and India dropping from 50% to being overtaken by South Korea and Taiwan, which now constitute over half the index. South Korea alone represents nearly 24% of the gauge. This change highlights the impact of AI-driven trade and investment flows on emerging market allocations.
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Taiwan's rising weight reflects its geopolitical role in tech.
South Korea and Taiwan now account for over half of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
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Key findings
Mainland China and India had a combined weight of 50% in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index just over a year ago.
South China Morning Post- Taiwan's rising weight reflects its geopolitical role in tech.
- US-China tensions may be intensified by this shift.
Plain English
Loaded language removedFor the most dramatic change in a benchmark index in financial markets in recent years, look no further than the stock markets of developing economies. Just over a year ago, mainland China and India had a combined weight of 50 per cent in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Fast forward to today, and it is South Korea and Taiwan that account for over half of the gauge.
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Mainland China and India had a combined weight of 50% in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index just over a year ago.
South China Morning PostSouth Korea and Taiwan now account for over half of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
South China Morning Post