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Are Investors Under-Allocated To India?
Jeremy Schwartz • Thu, May 9 • 4 Comments
Indian Milk Helps Quench Thirst For Emerging-Market Growth
AllianceBernstein • Wed, Apr 24 • 3 Comments
India's Economy: Stamina Is The Name Of The Game
iMFdirect • Thu, Feb 21 • 11 Comments
A Closer Look At India ETFs
Tom Lydon • Wed, Jan 30 • 2 Comments
Can BRIC Small-Cap ETFs Do It Again In 2013?
Benzinga • Wed, Dec 26, 2012 • 1 Comment
Buying The Indian Market On The Cheap
Stocks & Shares • Wed, Dec 12, 2012 • 8 Comments
Reforms Push Makes Indian Equities Attractive
Economics Fanatic • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 4 Comments
4 Reasons We're Upgrading India
Russ Koesterich • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 1 Comment
India ETFs: Not So Bad, Not So Good
Christian Magoon • Mon, Jun 4, 2012 • 1 Comment
Emerging Market ETFs: Surprising Standouts In A Hectic Month
Michael Johnston • Tue, May 29, 2012
GE's New African Market Focus Will Drive Stock Higher In 2013
Vatalyst • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 2 Comments
February ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings And Closures
Michael Johnston • Wed, Mar 7, 2012
Indian Market Outperformance In 2012 Is Under Threat
Deepak Shenoy • Mon, Mar 5, 2012
India ETF Report And Outlook
Christian Magoon • Mon, Mar 5, 2012
India Small Cap ETFs, Head To Head
Zacks Investment Research • Fri, Mar 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
India ETF Flows Vs. Performance: iShares Leads, WisdomTree Lags
Christian Magoon • Fri, Mar 2, 2012 • 2 Comments
India ETF Update: Bull Market Begins
Christian Magoon • Wed, Feb 22, 2012 • 2 Comments
India ETF Products Crushing The World
Christian Magoon • Fri, Feb 17, 2012 • 3 Comments
BlackRock Floods ETF Market In Early 2012
Ron Rowland • Wed, Feb 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
India ETF Performance And Outlook
Christian Magoon • Mon, Feb 13, 2012

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iShares Adds Small Cap India ETF
Michael Johnston • Thu, Feb 9, 2012

Are Investors Under-Allocated To India?
Jeremy Schwartz • Thu, May 9 • 4 Comments
Indian Milk Helps Quench Thirst For Emerging-Market Growth
AllianceBernstein • Wed, Apr 24 • 3 Comments
India's Economy: Stamina Is The Name Of The Game
iMFdirect • Thu, Feb 21 • 11 Comments
A Closer Look At India ETFs
Tom Lydon • Wed, Jan 30 • 2 Comments
Can BRIC Small-Cap ETFs Do It Again In 2013?
Benzinga • Wed, Dec 26, 2012 • 1 Comment
Buying The Indian Market On The Cheap
Stocks & Shares • Wed, Dec 12, 2012 • 8 Comments
Reforms Push Makes Indian Equities Attractive
Economics Fanatic • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 4 Comments
4 Reasons We're Upgrading India
Russ Koesterich • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 1 Comment
India ETFs: Not So Bad, Not So Good
Christian Magoon • Mon, Jun 4, 2012 • 1 Comment
Emerging Market ETFs: Surprising Standouts In A Hectic Month
Michael Johnston • Tue, May 29, 2012
GE's New African Market Focus Will Drive Stock Higher In 2013
Vatalyst • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 2 Comments
February ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings And Closures
Michael Johnston • Wed, Mar 7, 2012
Indian Market Outperformance In 2012 Is Under Threat
Deepak Shenoy • Mon, Mar 5, 2012
India ETF Report And Outlook
Christian Magoon • Mon, Mar 5, 2012
India Small Cap ETFs, Head To Head
Zacks Investment Research • Fri, Mar 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
India ETF Flows Vs. Performance: iShares Leads, WisdomTree Lags
Christian Magoon • Fri, Mar 2, 2012 • 2 Comments
India ETF Update: Bull Market Begins
Christian Magoon • Wed, Feb 22, 2012 • 2 Comments
India ETF Products Crushing The World
Christian Magoon • Fri, Feb 17, 2012 • 3 Comments
BlackRock Floods ETF Market In Early 2012
Ron Rowland • Wed, Feb 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
India ETF Performance And Outlook
Christian Magoon • Mon, Feb 13, 2012

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SMIN Description

The iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI India Small Cap Index.
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Country: India

Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International Equity ETFs, Core Building Blocks: A Guide to ETFs That Divide the U.S. Stock Market by Market Cap
Asset Class Performance: Countries, Market Cap

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Tuesday, April 30, 3:28 AM Investor sentiment towards India is improving, Citi says after meeting with over 40 institutional investors. Key drivers cited were a comfortable current-account deficit, declining inflation, and fiscal health. India is among the few large markets that would welcome equity market inflows; if the currency holds and the macro stabilizes, inflows could accelerate. (ETFs: INDY, EPI, PIN, INP, INDA, INXX, SCIF, SCIN, INDL, SMIN, ICN, INR) Comment! [Quick Ideas, Global & FX]
Tuesday, March 19, 3:04 AM As expected, the Reserve Bank of India has cut its benchmark interest rate to 7.5% from 7.75%, the second reduction this year, as it looks to boost faltering economic growth. The move comes despite consumer inflation of 10.9%. "Even as the policy stance emphasizes addressing the growth risks, the headroom for further monetary easing remains quite limited," the RBI said. (PR) Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 4:58 AM The Reserve Bank of India withstands political pressure to ease monetary policy and again leaves its lending rate unchanged at 8% and commercial banks' cash reserve ratio at 4.25%. Growth is slowing but high inflation is causing the RBI to maintain tight policies. "Rate cuts are contingent on inflation coming down, tangible progress on fiscal consolidation and continued structural reforms," says HSBC's Leif Eskesen. Comment! [Global & FX]
Sunday, November 25, 2012, 4:16 AM India's top economic policy makers reiterate their pledges to cut the country's budget deficit as the country battles to keep its investment-grade rating. The government is "optimistic" that the gap will fall to 5.3% this FY from 5.8% last year, while the deficit will be cut 0.6% a year for the next five years. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, September 7, 2012, 2:51 PM Not all India ETFs are created alike, as this chart of the YTD performance of some of the major ones shows. For 2012 at least, big caps lead the way, with the iShares Nifty 50 (INDY) - holding the largest 50 stocks by market cap - far outpacing the broader-based funds. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 2:29 AM The Reserve Bank of India keeps interest rates unchanged, as expected. The bank also cut its growth forecast and lifted its inflation outlook. "In the current circumstances, lowering policy rates will only aggravate inflationary impulses without necessarily stimulating growth," says RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao. BSE Sensex -0.5%. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, June 25, 2012, 3:27 AM Indian shares edge higher on comments from government officials suggesting more action is coming to revive growth and boost investor confidence. BSE +0.6% to 17081. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 1:41 AM India's Jan.-March GDP comes in much worse than expected, +5.3% Y/Y vs. expectations of +6.1% and 6.1% growth last quarter. Rupee weakens to 56.46 against the dollar; Indian stocks fall further, now -1.3%. (official release) (previously) Comment! [Breaking News, Global & FX, Top Stories]
Monday, May 21, 2012, 7:36 AM India's rupee falls more than 1% to an all-time low, now requiring 55 of them to buy one greenback. The central bank is in a tough spot as inflation remains high while the economy slows. The slide in the rupee - at least some of which has to do with the "risk off" tone of markets - won't help the inflation picture. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 1:10 PM Stagflation rears its head in India, where inflation is refusing to respond to a slowing economy. One reason is the rupee, which has sunk to a multi-year low against the greenback. Don't expect the RBI to stop cutting rates, writes Sober Look, as the bank will likely point to the far tamer core rate of inflation. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, May 11, 2012, 3:06 AM India's industrial production unexpectedly contracted in 3.5% in March as domestic demand weakened and exports slid, raising concerns the country's outlook has deteriorated because of trade and fiscal deficits, political wrangling, persistent inflation and an uncertain global outlook. Production had gained 4.1% in February, and economists had expected a 1.7% gain for March. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, May 7, 2012, 10:50 AM India bows to investor pressure and postpones for a year rules which would have allowed tax authorities to pore over any business deal they thought was structured to avoid taxes (pretty much all of them). Additionally, the onus will be on the government to prove wrongdoing, instead of on companies to prove their innocence. The Sensex reverses an early decline to close +0.5%. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 7:20 AM India's April manufacturing PMI rises to 54.9 from 54.7 previously, led by strong export orders, which drove the overall new orders sub-index to 61.1. "The RBI's rate cut could turn out to have been premature and too aggressive," says HSBC's Leif Eskesen, noting both output and input prices grew at a faster pace in April. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 2:42 AM S&P revises India's outlook to negative from stable, affirms its BBB- rating. BSE Sensex -0.9%. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, April 23, 2012, 3:23 PM Where's the rally, asks Scotty Barber, who notes the BRICs - during periods when their central banks are cutting rates - outperform developed markets. Brazil's 75 point cut (with more to come) was the loudest move, but policy is easing in the others as well. As of yet there's been no rally in either absolute or relative terms. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 3:02 AM The Reserve Bank of India lowers its repo rate by 50 bps to 8%, confounding expectations for a 25 bps cut and marking the first cut in three years. An uncertain inflation outlook leaves little room for further cuts. (RBI statements: rate cut, economic outlook) 1 Comment [Global & FX]

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