Strategy surges 6% on MSCI decision not to exclude digital asset treasury firms from indexes

Strategy (MSTR) is ahead 6% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after MSCI decided not to exclude digital asset treasury companies (DATs) from its indexes.

Under pressure for most of the day, the price of bitcoin BTC$93,533.74 added about 1% on the news as well, now trading at $93,500.

“Distinguishing between investment companies and other companies that hold non-operating assets, such as digital assets, as part of their core operations rather than for investment purposes requires further research and consultation with market participants,” said MSCI in a statement. “For instance, assessing index eligibility across a range of these types of entities may require additional inclusion assessment criteria, such as financial-statement-based or other indicators.”

“For the time being, the current index treatment of DATCOs identified in the preliminary list published by MSCI of companies whose digital asset holdings represent 50% or more of their total assets will remain unchanged,” MSCI continued.