China A-shares make their debut in MSCI indices

Some 234 companies have initially been added to various indices and there will be further tranche added in September, bringing the total to 5% this year.  The 5% inclusion will make up 0.8% of the MSCI Emerging Markets index and bring China's total weighting in the index up to 31.3%. The overall A-share market consists of 3,500 companies with a market cap of $8.5trn.  Sophie Earnshaw: Three reasons to invest inChina If these first additions go smoothly, there is potential for full inclusion at a later date, which would bring the weighting of A-shares in the EM index to 16.2% and...