20 AUGUST 2026
Indian stocks have stabilised after a bruising first quarter and are proving resilient to both the Iran war and the “AI-takes-all” market environment.
Though cyclical headwinds remain there are growing signs that the record foreign selling of Indian equities is over with U$2bn of net inflows being recorded in June.
Global equity markets have rapidly concentrated into a group of “AI winners,” benefiting many of India’s emerging market peers this year.
Taiwan and Korea now comprise over 50% of the MSCI Emerging Market equity index and three companies account for over 30% of its weight.
If the AI trade ever reverses, “AI laggard” is a moniker the Indian market may be happy to own.
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