At the end of August 2022, India moved to the second spot in the MSCI emerging market (EM) index with a weight of 14.483% replacing Taiwan according to the data from Bloomberg. India now trails China, which accounts for over a third of the weight in the benchmark index. The MSCI EM index is widely tracked by global fund managers for fund allocation.
US stocks today: US stocks end higher as investors turn to earnings season
US markets ended higher with the S&P 500 near record levels, driven by SK Hynix’s strong Nasdaq debut and renewed momentum in AI-linked chip stocks.