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Daily Brief Australia: Charter Hall, Abacus Group and more

In today’s briefing:

  • MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index Rebalance Preview: Deletes, Close Deletes, Capping Changes
  • MVIS Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance Preview: One Delete, One Close Delete & Capping


MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index Rebalance Preview: Deletes, Close Deletes, Capping Changes

By Brian Freitas

  • There could be two deletes for the index in September. There are two other stocks that are close to the deletion threshold.
  • Even if there are no constituent changes, there will be capping changes that will result in one-way turnover of around 2.7% and a one-way trade of A$51m.
  • Short interest has been increasing on Charter Hall (CHC AU) and JB Hi-Fi Ltd (JBH AU) and could be partially driven by potential index deletions.

MVIS Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance Preview: One Delete, One Close Delete & Capping

By Brian Freitas

  • There should be one deletion from the index in September. And there could be another deletion. And there will be capping changes for a few stocks.
  • The index changes will lead to a one-way turnover of 2.12% resulting in a one-way trade of A$13m. There is only one stock with over A$5m to trade.
  • Following the spinoff, Abacus Group (ABG AU) and Abacus Storage King (ASK AU) will be the lowest ranked index constituents and at risk of deletion from the index.

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