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

Brian Freitas

Highly experienced ex-Delta One trader with 17 years of experience trading arbitrage and related strategies across Asian markets.

Exempt Financial Adviser (EFA) under CrossASEAN Research Pte Ltd.

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Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

NIFTY50 Index Rebalance: TATACONS In, GAIL Out; Methodology Changes Too

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NIFTY50 Index Rebalance Preview - Peeking Into the Distant Future

NIFTY50 Rebalance Preview - Early Trade Ideas

NIFTY50 Index Rebalance - SBI Life Could Outperform on Index Inclusion

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Event-Driven

The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> is the flagship index of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). The index has 50 stocks and is a free float weighted market cap index. The next rebalance will be effective after the close of trading on 25 March and the announcement of the changes will be done four weeks prior to the effective date.We are now almost at the end of the review period. There are 3 stocks that meet the criteria for inclusion in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a>: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consumer-products" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:258:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-lombard-general-insura" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25882:1" rel="noopener">Icici Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/info-edge-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14461:1" rel="noopener">Info Edge India (INFOE IN)</a>. The three lowest ranked stocks in the index are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gail-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15263:1" rel="noopener">Gail India Ltd (GAIL IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indian-oil-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7781:1" rel="noopener">Indian Oil Corp (IOCL IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/upl-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20776:1" rel="noopener">UPL Ltd (UPLL IN)</a>.We see a high probability of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consumer-products" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:258:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN)</a> being included and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gail-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15263:1" rel="noopener">Gail India Ltd (GAIL IN)</a> being excluded, and a lower probability of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-lombard-general-insura" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25882:1" rel="noopener">Icici Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)</a> being included and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indian-oil-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7781:1" rel="noopener">Indian Oil Corp (IOCL IN)</a> being excluded.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/info-edge-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14461:1" rel="noopener">Info Edge India (INFOE IN)</a>'s average free float market cap is less than 1% lower than <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-lombard-general-insura" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25882:1" rel="noopener">Icici Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)</a> - can get close going into the tail end of the review period.The index committee has a wide berth when choosing the number of changes to be made and it is highly unlikely that there will be more than 2 changes, especially since a maximum of 5 changes can be made in a year.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmart" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23656:1" rel="noopener">Avenue Supermarts (DMART IN)</a> has the highest market cap among non index constituents but is not eligible for index inclusion since there are no listed Futures and Options on the stock, a prerequisite for index inclusion.

The NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) is the flagship index of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). The index has 50 stocks and is a free float weighted market cap index. The next rebalance will be effective after the close of trading on 25 March and the announcement of the changes will be done four weeks prior to the effective date.We are now almost at the end of the review period. There are 3 stocks that meet the criteria for inclusion in the NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX): Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN), Icici Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN) and Info Edge India (INFOE IN). The three lowest ranked stocks in the index are Gail India Ltd (GAIL IN), Indian Oil Corp (IOCL IN) and UPL Ltd (UPLL IN).We see a high probability of Tata Consumer Products (TATACONS IN) being included and Gail India Ltd (GAIL IN) being excluded, and a lower probability of Icici Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN) being included and Indian Oil Corp (IOCL IN) being excluded.Info Edge India (INFOE IN)'s average free float market cap is less than 1% lower than Icici Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN) - can get close going into the tail end of the review period.The index committee has a wide berth when choosing the number of changes to be made and it is highly unlikely that there will be more than 2 changes, especially since a maximum of 5 changes can be made in a year.Avenue Supermarts (DMART IN) has the highest market cap among non index constituents but is not eligible for index inclusion since there are no listed Futures and Options on the stock, a prerequisite for index inclusion.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)

NIFTY50 Index Rebalance Preview - Nearing The End of the Review Period