MSCI postpones including China A shares in index

Shanghai

US index provider MSCI Inc said on Tuesday that it will hold off including China-listed shares in one of its key benchmark indexes but expects them to be incorporated once outstanding market accessibility issues are resolved.

The news was seen as a setback for China's attempts to promote its yuan currency globally and attract foreign capital through a raft of financial reforms.

"In our 2015 consultation, we learned that major investors around the world are eager for further liberalisation of the China A shares market, especially with regard to the quota allocation process, capital mobility restriction…