SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>DBS, OCBC and UOB comprise more than 45% of the STI weightage and have averaged 37% total return since the end of 2019, outpacing the STI’s 15% total return over the period.</li><li>For their FY22 (ended 31 Dec), the trio all reported record net profit, with respective FY22 ROEs at 15.0% for DBS, for OCBC and 11.9% for UOB.</li><li>Total FY22 dividend payouts amount to S$2.00 per share (includes special dividend of S$0.50 per share) for DBS, S$0.68 per share for OCBC and S 35 per share for UOB.</li></ul>

DBS, OCBC and UOB comprise more than 45% of the STI weightage and have averaged 37% total return since the end of 2019, outpacing the STI’s 15% total return over the period.For their FY22 (ended 31 Dec), the trio all reported record net profit, with respective FY22 ROEs at 15.0% for DBS, for OCBC and 11.9% for UOB.Total FY22 dividend payouts amount to S$2.00 per share (includes special dividend of S$0.50 per share) for DBS, S$0.68 per share for OCBC and S 35 per share for UOB.

DBS, OCBC & UOB Report Record FY22 Net Profits

<ul><li>The STI booked a 3.5% gain in Jan, with five REITs ranking among the seven best performing STI constituents for the month.</li><li>As 10yr UST yields declined to 3.5%, these five REITs averaged 9.5% total returns on the month, following their 16.4% average declines in total return in 2022.</li><li>Among the 100 most traded Singapore stocks in Jan, eight stocks represented the Technology Sector, averaging 11% total returns in Jan, following a 36% decline in total return in 2022.</li></ul>

The STI booked a 3.5% gain in Jan, with five REITs ranking among the seven best performing STI constituents for the month.As 10yr UST yields declined to 3.5%, these five REITs averaged 9.5% total returns on the month, following their 16.4% average declines in total return in 2022.Among the 100 most traded Singapore stocks in Jan, eight stocks represented the Technology Sector, averaging 11% total returns in Jan, following a 36% decline in total return in 2022.

STI Posts 3.5% Gain in January, led by REITs & China Outlook

<ul><li>A-Sonic and Singapore Shipping directors continue with their acquisitions Large caps OCBC, DBS, UOB, Singapore Telecommunications and Wilmar International led the net institutional outflow for the three sessions.</li><li>This included four company director acquisitions with no disposals filed, while substantial shareholders filed one acquisition and three disposals.</li></ul>

A-Sonic and Singapore Shipping directors continue with their acquisitions Large caps OCBC, DBS, UOB, Singapore Telecommunications and Wilmar International led the net institutional outflow for the three sessions.This included four company director acquisitions with no disposals filed, while substantial shareholders filed one acquisition and three disposals.

A-Sonic & Singapore Shipping Directors Continue Acquisitions 

<ul><li>Digilife Tech, Forise & APTT directors acquire more shares DBS, OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, Jardine Matheson Holdings and Genting Singapore led the net institutional inflow for the four sessions.</li><li>On Dec 30, Forise International executive director Dennis Wan Jinn Woei acquired 1,409,200 shares at S$0.17 cents per share.</li></ul>

Digilife Tech, Forise & APTT directors acquire more shares DBS, OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, Jardine Matheson Holdings and Genting Singapore led the net institutional inflow for the four sessions.On Dec 30, Forise International executive director Dennis Wan Jinn Woei acquired 1,409,200 shares at S$0.17 cents per share.

Digilife Tech, Forise & APTT directors acquire more shares

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In 2022, the STI generated a 4.1% price gain, with dividend distributions boosting the total return to 8.4%.</li><li>This was the strongest stock benchmark performance for the year across the Asia Pacific and Developed Indices, with the FTSE Asia Pacific Index and FTSE Developed Indices respectively declining 16.7% and 18.3% in total return.</li><li>N/A *does not include net institutional flow for MNACT; **price and total return from 14 July 2022; ***2021 total return from 20 September 2021; Source: SGX, Refinitiv, Bloomberg.</li></ul>

In 2022, the STI generated a 4.1% price gain, with dividend distributions boosting the total return to 8.4%.This was the strongest stock benchmark performance for the year across the Asia Pacific and Developed Indices, with the FTSE Asia Pacific Index and FTSE Developed Indices respectively declining 16.7% and 18.3% in total return.N/A *does not include net institutional flow for MNACT; **price and total return from 14 July 2022; ***2021 total return from 20 September 2021; Source: SGX, Refinitiv, Bloomberg.

STI Led Asia Pacific & Developed Stock Benchmarks in 2022

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OCBC (OCBC SP)

DBS, OCBC & UOB Report Record FY22 Net Profits

DBS, OCBC and UOB comprise more than 45% of the STI weightage and have averaged 37% total return since the end of 2019, outpacing the STI’s 15%...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

STI Posts 3.5% Gain in January, led by REITs & China Outlook

The STI booked a 3.5% gain in Jan, with five REITs ranking among the seven best performing STI constituents for the month. As 10yr UST yields...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

A-Sonic & Singapore Shipping Directors Continue Acquisitions

A-Sonic and Singapore Shipping directors continue with their acquisitions Large caps OCBC, DBS, UOB, Singapore Telecommunications and Wilmar...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Digilife Tech, Forise & APTT directors acquire more shares

Digilife Tech, Forise & APTT directors acquire more shares DBS, OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, Jardine Matheson Holdings and Genting Singapore...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

STI Led Asia Pacific & Developed Stock Benchmarks in 2022

In 2022, the STI generated a 4.1% price gain, with dividend distributions boosting the total return to 8.4%. This was the strongest stock...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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