MSCI set to decide whether to include Chinese stocks in indexes

Index provider MSCI will announce on Tuesday whether it will include mainland Chinese stocks in the company’s global and emerging-market indices, a decision that comes as other providers appear to be shifting toward an embrace of the so-called A-shares, The Wall Street Journal reported. Rival FTSE Group has already inaugurated transitional indices for emerging markets to include the shares, while competitor S&P Dow Jones has said it will likely add Chinese shares to its indices this September. The firms are buying into a volatile market–the Shanghai Composite Index alone has lost or gained more than 3% in one session more than ten times this year.