Betting on High-Yield Stocks Emerges as Winning Strategy in Asia
- Confidence is returning to corporate boardrooms in the region
- Economic rebound and expansionary policy support the outlook
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Asia’s high-dividend-yield stocks have emerged as winners among regional equities this year as expectations grew for the economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
While stocks that pay relatively large dividends are rising globally, for the most part the gains are happening in-line with the wider market. Not so in Asia though, where MSCI Inc.’s key gauge for this category of shares has returned more than 9% so far this year, beating the broader regional benchmark by almost five percentage points.