MSCI India rejig: Eternal likely to see highest inflows at $648 mn; Lenskart, Groww among Nuvama’s expected inclusions

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MSCI’s August India Standard Index review could trigger major passive inflows, with Eternal expected to attract the highest at $648 million, according to Nuvama. The brokerage sees Laurus Labs, Adani Energy Solutions, Lenskart and Groww among likely inclusions, while Balkrishna Industries, SBI Cards and Astral face potential exclusions.

MSCI’s upcoming rebalancing of its India Standard Index could see Zomato and Blinkit-parent Eternal account for the highest inflows at $648 million owing to an increase in weightage, according to Nuvama, which named five high conviction inclusions and three high conviction exclusions.

The MSCI India Standard Index rejig is all set to be announced next month, with changes taking effect from August 31 onwards. The actual cut-off date used by MSCI will only be known on August 13, when the review announcement is released.

Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research named Laurus Labs, Adani Energy Solutions, Lenskart and Groww as its high-conviction inclusions.

According to the firm, 32 million shares of Laurus Labs will likely be added to the index next month, leading to an expected inflow of $518 million. Adani Energy Solutions meanwhile is expected to see inflows of $324 million, while Lenskart and Groww-parent Billionbrains Garage Ventures will likely see inflows of $272 million and $260 million respectively.

Will Biocon shares be included?

Biocon shares have gained around 6% in one month and 13% in 2026 so far, trading at around Rs 439.35 apiece on NSE on Tuesday morning. The stock has gained 11% in one year and 67% in three years.

Eternal shares likely to see $648 million inflows

While naming its high-conviction exclusions, Nuvama said Balkrishna Industries will likely face the biggest outflows at $162 million, followed by SBI Card and Payment at $141 million and Astral as $133 million. Notably, these stocks have fallen 2-25% in 2026 so far.

Also read: MSCI rejig could bring $2.3 billion into Indian stocks

JM Financial’s MSCI rejig expectations

On the exclusion side, the domestic brokerage named Astral, SBI Cards and Balkrishna Industries as the key candidates, with net passive income ranging from $138-167 million. “On aggregate, the high‑probability inclusions and exclusions could drive net passive inflows into India of about $2.3 billion,” the report said.

Also read | MSCI India rejig: Why Adani Green, Groww and Laurus Labs are on investors’ radar

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