{
  "id": 1908223,
  "title": "BofA survey: India becomes Asia’s least-favored stock market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bofa-survey-india-becomes-asias-least-favored-stock-market",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:11:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech in Asia",
    "slug": "tech-in-asia",
    "url": "https://www.techinasia.com/news/bofa-survey-india-asias-leastfavored-stock-market"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent Bank of America Corp. survey of 98 fund managers, overseeing $272 billion in assets, has found that India is now the least-favored stock market in Asia. According to the survey, conducted between August 7 and August 13, 32% of respondents were net underweight on India, compared to 27% for Indonesia.\n\nThe survey identified the absence of clear exposure to artificial intelligence as the biggest concern for Indian equities, followed by weak economic growth. The lack of reforms and elevated valuations were also cited as factors behind the negative view of Asia's fourth-largest equity market.\n\nInvestor sentiment towards Indonesia, meanwhile, has improved, with the share of fund managers who were net underweight on the country falling to 27% from 32% in July. Taiwan and Japan continued to rank as investors' preferred markets in the region, according to Times of India.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "India Stocks Top Indonesia as Asia’s Least-Favored in BofA Poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/india-stocks-top-indonesia-as-asias-least-favored-in-bofa-poll",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:09:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}