Adani Turns to Bane From Boon for India’s Swelling Stock Market
- India stock gauges are Asia Pacific’s biggest losers this year
- Concern over Adani is a broader one for India, abrdn says
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All it took was one short-seller report and three trading sessions for the Adani Group to become a deadweight instead of a major driver for India’s expanding stock market.
Eight firms linked to Asia’s richest man have contributed to nearly 49% of the declines in the MSCI India Index since Wednesday, when Hindenburg Research published a blistering report on the conglomerate’s alleged malpractices. That’s an abrupt reversal from last year, when Adani-linked shares helped pace a world-beating rally in the nation’s stocks.