Wood believes the Narendra Mod government seems to be prioritising the social agenda over economic issues
Hopes of a trade truce between the United States and China this month fuelled the optimism, with some more details being filled in on what's expected to be a "phase one" agreement.
Habib Bank Ltd., one of the three stocks in the MSCI's Pakistan gauge, now has a market capitalisation below $1.6 billion
The blue-chip CSI300 index settled up 0.9% at 3,622.88 points
Since 2014, MSCI has been considering adding the A-shares to its indices