How much funds outflow will HDFC Bank-HDFC merged entity see after MSCI plan
Live MintThe concern in HDFC Bank and HDFC is unlikely to end any time soon. New York-based global indexes services provider, MSCI earlier this week announced to add HDFC Bank merged entity in the large-cap segment of its Global Standard Indexes with a weightage of 6.5%. The latest MSCI report has escalated fears of certain lumpsum foreign funds outflow in the HDFC Bank-HDFC merged entity. Read here: HDFC twin stocks slide over outflow fears post merger Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services said, "HDFC twins were impacted in Friday’s trade on reports that MSCI would include the merged entity in their index with a “limited investability factor” of 50 percent against market expectations of 74 percent." He added, "Since selling of around ₹2000 crore worth of HDFC Bank shares is expected, HDFC twins will be under pressure in the near-term."