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China set to reclaim third of global emerging-market stock gauge

An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China on Oct 25, 2022. (Reuters file photo)

China’s equities are poised to claim back a one-third weighting in a benchmark emerging-markets index, following a sharp outperformance sparked by an easing of strict Covid curbs and a pivot to pro-growth policies.

Stocks listed in the mainland and Hong Kong now account for 32.2% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, up from 26.8% in October. The MSCI China Index has jumped 46% since then compared with a 16% gain in the EM gauge.

President Xi Jinping has moved to resolve almost everything that’s weighed on China’s outlook. He dismantled Covid-19 restrictions, implemented a…

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