Is WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (EPI) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Making its debut on 02/22/2008, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (EPI) provides investors broad exposure to the Asia-Pacific (Emerging) ETFs category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Jun 5, 2026

International Equities Are Outperforming — But Is The Rotation Real This Time?

Every few years, the investment community rediscovers the case for international equities. A string of outperformance relative to the S&P 500 generates a wave of allocation recommendations, money flows in, and then — historically, more often than not — U.S. exceptionalism reasserts itself and the rotation reverses.

Forbes • Jun 5, 2026

How Indian Equities Could Thrive amid Market Gloom

Deeply negative sentiment may be setting the stage for a recovery in Indian equities, according to Devina Mehra, Chairperson and MD of First Global. She argues that widespread pessimism and heightened focus on risks historically improve the probability of stronger market returns, while valuations are not as elevated as commonly perceived.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • Jun 5, 2026

RBI dollar-rupee swaps push fx hedging costs to two-month lows

Aggressive buy-sell dollar/rupee swap operations by the Reserve Bank of India over the past 10 days have pushed foreign exchange hedging costs to their lowest levels in two months, while contributing to a recovery in the rupee ahead of a closely watched monetary policy decision. One-year hedging costs have fallen sharply from a mid-May peak of 3.50% to 2.92%.

Invezz • Jun 4, 2026

Has India missed the AI boat? South Korea now ahead in market cap

Venugopal Garre, Managing Director and Head of India Research at Bernstein, discusses India's AI ambitions. He sees opportunities in India's capital equipment and data center developer companies as ways for investors to play the proxy AI trade.

CNBC International TV • Jun 2, 2026

Bernstein targets Nifty at 26,000; backs healthcare, real estate, industrials

Brokerage firm Bernstein has retained its "Neutral" stance on Indian equities and maintained its year-end Nifty 50 target of 26,000, implying an upside of around 10% from Friday's closing levels. However, the brokerage cautioned that a combination of weak macroeconomic conditions, earnings downgrades and a revival in equity issuance activity could limit gains even if markets receive a near-term boost from easing geopolitical tensions.

Invezz • Jun 1, 2026

India expected to have below-average monsoon rains in 2026, weather office says

India is likely ​to see below-average ‌monsoon rains for the first time ​in three ​years in 2026, ⁠the government said ​on Friday, ​stoking concerns over farm output and growth ​in Asia's ​third-largest economy.

Reuters • May 29, 2026

India markets eye first annual drop since 2015 amid foreign outflows

Indian stocks are on track for their first annual decline in more than a decade, according to a Reuters poll of equity analysts, as sustained foreign investor outflows and limited participation in the global artificial intelligence (AI) rally weigh heavily on market sentiment. Benchmark equity indices in the world's fastest-growing major economy have underperformed most global peers this year.

Invezz • May 27, 2026

Indian Central Bank's $5 billion FX swap draws strong demand

The Reserve Bank of India's three-year dollar/rupee buy-sell swap auction received strong investor demand on Tuesday, with total bids reaching nearly $10 billion, almost double the size of the auction. The central bank accepted 141 bids in the foreign exchange swap auction, while receiving a total of 254 bids worth $9.8 billion.

Invezz • May 26, 2026

Is India heading towards a currency crisis?

James Thom, Senior Investment Director of Asia Equities at Aberdeen Investments, doesn't believe that the current weakness in the Indian rupee is a repeat of 2013 'taper tantrum' scenario. He adds that some level of government intervention is needed to shore up investor confidence in the country's currency and equity markets.

CNBC International TV • May 26, 2026