MSCI rejects inclusion of A shares again

Global share index compiler MSCI Inc on Wednesday (Beijing time) again rejected including Chinese mainland listed A shares from its prominent emerging markets index.

"International institutional investors clearly indicated that they would like to see further improvements in the accessibility of China's A-share market before its inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index," Remy Briand, MSCI managing director and global head of research, said in a statement.

MSCI said that it would retain the option to include the A shares as part of its next market classification review in 2017.