Foreign investors get ready for last-stage MSCI A-share inclusion

MSCI will complete its third and largest step of including China A-shares in its MSCI Emerging Markets Indexes and the MSCI China Index after the market closes on Tuesday. In preparation, foreign investors bought Rmb21.4bn ($3bn) of A-shares by 3pm through the two Stock Connect schemes — surpassing the record high of Rmb17.4bn achieved last year.