COUNTRY GARDEN Holdings is set to join the FTSE Russell Global Equity Index Series, with the inclusion becoming effective on March 20. It was the only real estate stock added in this round of adjustments.

This marks the second time within a month that COUNTRY GARDEN has been included in a major global index. On February 27, adjustments to the MSCI indexes took effect, which saw 21 stocks added to and 11 removed from the MSCI China Small Cap Index. COUNTRY GARDEN was the sole real estate company added during that rebalancing.

Analysts note that the most immediate impact of index inclusion is the inflow of deterministic passive investment funds. The FTSE and MSCI indexes serve as benchmarks for trillions of dollars in global assets. Inclusion means that passive funds tracking these indices are required to purchase COUNTRY GARDEN shares according to their weighting, generating stable incremental buying pressure.