Daily Briefs

• In May, SEBI recommended changes to the minimum number of constituents for non-benchmark indices and the capping for those indices. Then came the market consultation in August.
• SEBI has now confirmed the changes along with the timeline for capping changes to the largest stocks in the index.
• The changes could commence in December and continue till March. The adds will take place in December and weight changes for the largest stocks will take place in 4 tranches.

• There are 2 constituent changes for the IDX30 Index, 5 changes for the LQ45 Index, and 7 changes for IDX80 Index to be implemented at the close on 31 October.
• The largest passive flows are expected in Dian Swastatika Sentosa, Bank Central Asia, Bank Mandiri, Emtek, Bumi Resources, Bank Syariah Indonesia, XLSMART Telecom Sejahtera and Medikaloka Hermina.
• With only 4 days to implementation, there could be relatively big moves on stocks that have large flow/impact from passive fund trading.

• A massive rally in Chroma Ate Inc (2360 TT) should see the stock added to a global index in November and then to another country ETF in December.
• With one exception, Chroma Ate Inc (2360 TT) has outperformed its peers over the last 6 months. With large buying to come, that could continue in the short-term.
• There is positioning in Chroma Ate Inc (2360 TT) and its peers. With continued momentum in the stock, the path of least resistance is higher.

• Groww (1573648D IN) is looking to list on the exchanges by selling 663.23m shares via a primary and secondary offering to raise US$752m at a valuation of US$7bn.
• The price band has been set at INR 95-100/share, and the issue is likely to price at the top end of the range.
• The stock will not get Fast Entry to global indices. Inclusion at regular rebalances will commence in June 2026 but flow will be small given the low float.

• STAR 50 Index is a tech-focused, blue-chip index in Mainland China which tracks the top 50 largest and most liquid names in the STAR market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
• STAR 100 index tracks the next 100 names (51st-150th ranks) and it represents the mid-cap segment of the STAR market.
• In this insight, we have presented our final expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming December 2025 index rebal event.

• Softcare (SOFT HK) is looking to raise up to US$307m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
• It is an international hygiene product corporation with a focus on fast-growing Emerging Markets including Africa, Latin America and Central Asia. 
• In this note, we examine the IPO dynamics, and look at the firm’s valuation.

• LG Chem is considering on paying higher dividends using sale proceeds from LG Energy Solution. 
• This breaks the company’s principle of using only ordinary income from operating activities as a source for dividends.
• If indeed LG Chem goes ahead with this plan, this would be as a result of heightened demands from major activist investors including Palliser Capital.

• Binjiang Service is a high-growth property management firm with a strong brand in the premium segment of the Yangtze River Delta, benefiting from the stable pipeline of its reputable parent developer, Binjiang Real Estate.
• The company is strategically shifting its focus towards high-margin ‘5S’ value-added services (VAS), particularly in soft decoration and community living, to offset declining revenues and margins in its non-owner VAS segment.
• While demonstrating robust top-line growth and a generous dividend policy, the company faces significant risks from the broader downturn in China’s property market, intense industry competition, and rising operational costs.

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• We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of STAR50 in the past month.
• We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index’s EPS, stocks’ EPS revision, and revenue revision.
• We highlighted EPS revision on SUPCON TECHNOLOGY, SHENGYI ELECTRONICS, TRANSSION, TRINA SOLAR, CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES, Trina Solar, Shengyi Electronics, Cambricon Technologies, Transsion, Supcon Technology.

• Nidec (6594 JP)‘s deletion is a LOT of stock to sell. The Ibiden (4062 JP)‘s Nikkei 225 inclusion is huge. It’ll make the stock enormously squeezy for a long while.
• Palliser has a point. LG Chem (051910 KS) should pare down its LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) stake, and buy back shares. Yet, would/will management stubbornly swat away any such proposal?
• The latest twist in the Mayne Pharma (MYX AU) saga as FIRB looks set to ding the transaction if there is a possibility Cosette closes a manufacturing site in Adelaide.