iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (AU) is trading 3.1% up today as investors rotate back into emerging-market equities following a sharp pullback in oil prices and easing inflation worries.
- Improved global risk sentiment follows progress on a U.S.βIran peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
- The reduction in energy risk premiums is providing a significant tailwind for growth-sensitive emerging markets.