Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-September in October. There are companies with significant float changes from end-June and/or end-March.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.</li>
<li>Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 20 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 6 could have passive outflows in November.</li>
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Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-September in October. There are companies with significant float changes from end-June and/or end-March.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.
Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 20 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 6 could have passive outflows in November.


India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in November

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<ul><li>As per IQVIA, IPM saw moderate growth for Sep’25 at 6.1% YoY (vs 8.1% in Aug’25), with 2.4% YoY decline in units</li><li>The strong growth in cardiac, respiratory, and oncology was offset by muted growth in anti-infective, gastro, VMN, and pain</li><li>For Q2FY26, IPM grew 7.2% YoY, with 1.7% decline in units.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

As per IQVIA, IPM saw moderate growth for Sep’25 at 6.1% YoY (vs 8.1% in Aug’25), with 2.4% YoY decline in unitsThe strong growth in cardiac, respiratory, and oncology was offset by muted growth in anti-infective, gastro, VMN, and painFor Q2FY26, IPM grew 7.2% YoY, with 1.7% decline in units.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pharmaceuticals: IPM: grows 6.1% in Sep’25 and 7.2% in Q2FY26

<ul><li>The India Pharma and Healthcare sector is expected to see steady revenue growth but EBITDA margins to remain flat</li><li>We project sales/EBITDA growth of 11%/12% YoY for our coverage universe</li><li>Our assumptions are: (1) pharma coverage will see 11% YoY sales growth, as moderate 10% YoY increase in the India business due to new GST related disruption in Sep-25 month</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The India Pharma and Healthcare sector is expected to see steady revenue growth but EBITDA margins to remain flatWe project sales/EBITDA growth of 11%/12% YoY for our coverage universeOur assumptions are: (1) pharma coverage will see 11% YoY sales growth, as moderate 10% YoY increase in the India business due to new GST related disruption in Sep-25 monthContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pharma and Healthcare (Q2FY26E Results Preview): Q2FY26: Steady sales growth, margin to remain flat

<ul><li>Overall chronic growth for Aug-25 came in at 12% YoY, and the acute segment growth at 6% YoY.</li><li>In chronic space, cardiac continues to drive IPM growth in Aug-25 at +11% YoY (+13% in Q1FY26), anti-diabetic at +11% (+9% in Q1FY26) on strong traction from GLP-1 molecules, and CNS at 8% (+10% in Q1FY26).</li><li>On acute side, anti-infectives grew 6% YoY (+6% in Q1FY26), gastro grew 2% YoY (+7% in Q1FY26), and VMN was up 7% YoY (+8% in Q1FY26).</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Overall chronic growth for Aug-25 came in at 12% YoY, and the acute segment growth at 6% YoY.In chronic space, cardiac continues to drive IPM growth in Aug-25 at +11% YoY (+13% in Q1FY26), anti-diabetic at +11% (+9% in Q1FY26) on strong traction from GLP-1 molecules, and CNS at 8% (+10% in Q1FY26).On acute side, anti-infectives grew 6% YoY (+6% in Q1FY26), gastro grew 2% YoY (+7% in Q1FY26), and VMN was up 7% YoY (+8% in Q1FY26).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pharmaceuticals: IPM: steady 8% growth in Aug-25

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Tina Banerjee

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<li>WuXi Biologics’ Ireland facility has been approved by EMA as a commercial manufacturing site for a global client’s innovative biologic. Ab&amp;B Bio-Tech received approval for RSV vaccine in Chian.</li>
<li>Ascletis Pharma announced encouraging preclinical efficacy results for ASC47, a first-in-class muscle-preserving weight loss drug candidate. Remegen entered outlicensing agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical for a proprietary intravitreal injection.</li>
<li>Daiichi Sankyo’s Ifinatamab deruxtecan has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA for small cell lung cancer. CSL intends to lay off 15% workforce and demerge CSL Seqirus.</li>
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WuXi Biologics’ Ireland facility has been approved by EMA as a commercial manufacturing site for a global client’s innovative biologic. Ab&amp;B Bio-Tech received approval for RSV vaccine in Chian.
Ascletis Pharma announced encouraging preclinical efficacy results for ASC47, a first-in-class muscle-preserving weight loss drug candidate. Remegen entered outlicensing agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical for a proprietary intravitreal injection.
Daiichi Sankyo’s Ifinatamab deruxtecan has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA for small cell lung cancer. CSL intends to lay off 15% workforce and demerge CSL Seqirus.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 24) – Wuxi Bio, Ab&B Bio, Ascletis Pharma, Remegen, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL

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India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in November

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices in November. Passive trackers will need to...

Brian Freitas

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The strong growth in cardiac, respiratory, and oncology was offset by muted growth in anti-infective, gastro, VMN, and pain. For Q2FY26, IPM grew...

HDFC Securities

Pharma and Healthcare (Q2FY26E Results Preview): Q2FY26: Steady sales growth, margin to remain flat

The India Pharma and Healthcare sector is expected to see steady revenue growth but EBITDA margins to remain flatWe project sales/EBITDA growth of...

HDFC Securities

Pharmaceuticals: IPM: steady 8% growth in Aug-25

As per IQVIA, IPM saw 8.1% YoY growth in Aug-25 (7.1%% YoY in Jul-25, 9% YoY in Q1FY26, and 8% in FY25) with 0.8% YoY decline in units.

HDFC Securities

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 24) – Wuxi Bio, Ab&B Bio, Ascletis Pharma, Remegen, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL

Wuxi Bio got EMA nod for Ireland manufacturing facility. Daiichi Sankyo got breakthrough therapy designation for its drug candidate in US. CSL...

Tina Banerjee

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