MSCI Emerging Markets Indexes Fall on May 19; Currency Index Down 0.3%, Stock Index Down 1.45%

On May 19, the MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index fell 0.3%, with the Brazilian real and South Korean won leading declines at around 1% each. The MSCI Emerging Markets Stock Index dropped 1.45%, extending its three-day cumulative decline to over 4.5%—the largest three-day consecutive decline since late March 2026.

Key decliners included Samsung Electronics' memory chip subsidiary SK Hynix and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), both listed on exchanges in Seoul and Taipei respectively.