# Explainer: What India's inclusion in JPMorgan's bond index means for its markets

> India's inclusion in JPMorgan's emerging market government bond index is a first for the country. The index could bring billions of dollars of inflows into local currency government debt, lower bond yields and give some support to the rupee.

- Date: 2023-09-22 · published 2023-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34394-explainer-what-india-s-inclusion-in-jpmorgan-s-bond-index-means-for-its-markets
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Expected foreign inflows would strengthen the rupee and lower the local-currency cost of dollar-priced imports. The impact on agricultural commodity prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- USDINR: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/what-indias-inclusion-jpmorgans-bond-index-means-its-markets-2023-09-22/

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