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Corrects market capitalisation size requirement in paragraph 12 to $505 million from $404 million

By Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran

Nov 6 (Reuters) - MSCI MSCI.N will add four India-listed companies, including Fortis Healthcare FOHE.NS and fintech firm Paytm PAYT.NS, to Global Standard Indexes as part of its quarterly review effective November 24, the index provider said late Wednesday.

The other two companies joining the index are power firms GE Vernova T&D India GETD.NS and Siemens Energy India SIEE.NS.

The inclusion of the four Indian stocks in MSCI's Global Standard Indexes is expected to attract total inflows of about $1.46 billion, according to Nuvama.

MSCI's indexes serve as key benchmarks for global investors, with about $18.3 trillion of assets under management linked to them. As a result, even small adjustments in index composition can lead to significant fund flows across markets.

The index provider will also remove IT company Tata Elxsi TTEX.NS and logistics company Container Corporation of India CCRI.NS from its flagship index, likely prompting outflows of $162 million and $146 million, respectively.

Additionally, the weightage of eight Indian stocks will increase while seven will witness a reduction.

Among the eight stocks gaining higher weightage in MSCI's index are Asian Paints ASPN.NS, Apollo Hospitals APLH.NS, Lupin LUPN.NS, and SRF SRFL.NS.

The weightage of Samvardhana Motherson SAMD.NS, Dr. Reddy's REDY.NS, REC RECM.NS, and Zydus Life ZYDU.NS has been reduced in the latest review.

Overall, India's weight in MSCI Standard Index will rise to 15.6% from 15.5%, said Abhilash Pagaria, head of Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research.

In its previous quarterly index review in August, the index provider had added Swiggy SWIG.NS, Vishal Mega Mart VSSL.NS and two other stocks to its flagship index.

In addition to the main index changes, MSCI will include six Indian stocks and remove 30 from its Global Small-Cap Indexes as part of its latest quarterly review.

Higher exclusions come amid an increase in global minimum market capitalisation size requirement to $505 million from $448 million, IIFL said.

India recorded the second-highest number of small-cap exclusions globally after the United States, highlighting the growing impact of stricter eligibility criteria on smaller firms.

(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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** Jefferies initiates coverage of Siemens Energy India SIEE.NS with "buy" at PT 3,500 rupees

** Brokerage expects SIEE to benefit from India's rising capex on power equipment

** Says co's comprehensive energy portfolio, technology of its global parent to drive its market share growth

** SIEE shares last up 2% to 3,060 rupees

** Co's Q2 profit, revenue jumped 36%, 57%, Y/Y, respectively

** Another brokerage, Motilal Oswal, raises PT on SIEE by 10% to 3,300 rupees; retains "buy"

** Expects co to continue to benefit from strong addressable market in T&D, capacity expansion in transmission segment

(Reporting by Aleef Jahan in Bengaluru)

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