India Is Now Least Favored Asian Stock Market, BofA Survey Shows

Aug. 13, 2025, 5:55 AM UTC

India has gone from fund managers’ top Asian stock market pick to their least preferred in just three months amid US President Donald Trump’s tariff escalation, according to a Bank of America Corp. survey.

In the most recent fund manager survey, 30% said they are underweight on India, followed by 20% for Thailand and 10% for Malaysia. Japan fared the best, with China taking the No. 2 spot. A total of 99 panelists with $183 billion of assets responded to the survey’s regional questions.

That marks a sharp reversal from May’s survey, which showed India displacing Japan as the most ...

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