MSCI is scheduled to release the results of its quarterly index review where it provides investors with an update on securities that will be added or removed from its equity benchmarks on Thursday after U.S. market close. (Reporting by Marc Jones; editing by Karin Strohecker)
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MSCI is to apply "special treatment" on Egyptian securities
listed in its indexes following investor feedback about low FX
liquidity in the country.
In a note published late on Monday, MSCI said the issues
meant it would not "implement any changes as part of upcoming
index reviews for any securities classified in Egypt for MSCI
Egypt indexes, impacted composite, derived and custom indexes."
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