Global index provider MSCI Inc has added DRAM maker Inotera Memories Inc (華亞科技) to the Taiwan index under the MSCI Global Standard Indexes after a semi-annual index review.
Analysts said the inclusion of Inotera comes at a time when the global DRAM business is benefiting from higher pricing due to a tight supply.
In a statement posted on its Web site overnight, MSCI also said it has removed six other stocks from the Taiwan index under the MSCI Global Standard Indexes.
The six stocks are connector maker Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co (正崴), China Petrochemical Development Corp (中石化), Feng Hsin Iron & Steel Co (豐興鋼鐵), LCY Chemical Corp (李長榮化學), Nankang Rubber Tire Corp (南港輪胎) and shipping firm Wan Hai Lines Ltd (萬海航運).
However, all six have been added into the Taiwan index under the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes, the global index provider said.
MSCI has also included 26 other stocks in the Taiwan index under its Global Small Cap Indexes, while removing 29.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s weighting in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell to 11.81 percent from 11.96 percent, while the weighting in the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index dropped to 15.22 percent from 15.27 percent, with its weighting in the MSCI All Country World Index remaining at 1.28 percent.
Analysts said the slight cuts in Taiwan’s weighting in the two MSCI indexes are not expected to have an adverse impact on the local bourse.
The index adjustments are scheduled to take effect after the local market closes on May 30.
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