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India’s Stock Market Needs Domestic Investors Now More Than Ever

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for theIndia Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly.The Indian equity market’s reliance on domestic investors has never been greater as unabated foreign fund selling and rising global volatility dent the appeal of local shares.Global investors have pulled out $6 billion from Indian stocks this month, pushing the NSE Nifty 500 Index toward its worst st

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China Guides Mutual Funds, Insurers to Invest More in Stocks

(Bloomberg) -- China is guiding local mutual funds and insurers to boost their stock purchases in the government’s latest initiative to shore up its ailing equity market as it confronts the threat of higher tariffs.Mutual funds should raise their holdings of onshore equities by at least 10% annually for the next three years, while large state-owned insurers will need to invest 30% of their new policy premiums from 2025, Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said at a p

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