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.

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Yangzijiang Financial Holding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share buybacks can be used for employee compensation plans, such as share option schemes or employee share purchase plans, as well as for long-term capital management.</li><li>As at Nov 13, nearly 80 primary-listed companies have repurchased their shares on-market this year, amounting to S$1.03 billion in buyback consideration.</li><li>In 2024 to Nov 13, CLI bought back 126.2 million shares at an average price of S$2.72 per share.</li></ul>

Share buybacks can be used for employee compensation plans, such as share option schemes or employee share purchase plans, as well as for long-term capital management.As at Nov 13, nearly 80 primary-listed companies have repurchased their shares on-market this year, amounting to S$1.03 billion in buyback consideration.In 2024 to Nov 13, CLI bought back 126.2 million shares at an average price of S$2.72 per share.

CapitaLand Investment leads buyback consideration tally in 2024 till Nov 13

<ul><li>In Oct, the STI generated a 0.7% decline in total return, with the FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index declining in total return and FTSE Asia Pacific Index declining 8%.</li><li>The trio of STI Banks averaged a 0.7% total return while the iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index declined 7% and the iEdge S-REIT Index declined 5.4%.</li><li>As detailed in the table above, among the 20 stocks that booked the highest net institutional inflow in Oct, Hongkong Land, Singapore Post, Wee Hur Holdings, DFI Retail Group Holdings and SATS generated the strongest total returns on the month, averaging 15.4% total returns.</li></ul>

In Oct, the STI generated a 0.7% decline in total return, with the FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index declining in total return and FTSE Asia Pacific Index declining 8%.The trio of STI Banks averaged a 0.7% total return while the iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index declined 7% and the iEdge S-REIT Index declined 5.4%.As detailed in the table above, among the 20 stocks that booked the highest net institutional inflow in Oct, Hongkong Land, Singapore Post, Wee Hur Holdings, DFI Retail Group Holdings and SATS generated the strongest total returns on the month, averaging 15.4% total returns.

HKL, SingPost & Wee Hur Led Net Institutional Inflow & Gainers in October

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional inflow.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow were DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Sats, UOB, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Seatrium, Mapletree Industrial Trust, OCBC, Singtel and Singapore Technologies Engineering.</li><li>Between Aug 15 and 16, Wee Investments acquired two million shares of UOL at an average price of S$5.21 per share.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional inflow.Leading the net institutional inflow were DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Sats, UOB, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Seatrium, Mapletree Industrial Trust, OCBC, Singtel and Singapore Technologies Engineering.Between Aug 15 and 16, Wee Investments acquired two million shares of UOL at an average price of S$5.21 per share.

Director acquisitions rebound after earnings reporting season

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning Thursday August 8 through to Wednesday, August 14 close, with S$31.5 million of net institutional inflow.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow over the four sessions were Singapore Exchange, Singapore Telecommunications, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Jardine Cycle & Carriage, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Sembcorp Industries, Keppel DC REIT, Sheng Siong Group, ComfortDelGro Corporation, and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust.</li><li>On August 12, IFS Capital Executive Director & Group CEO Randy Sim Cheng Leong acquired 1.1 million shares at an average price of S$0.11 per share.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning Thursday August 8 through to Wednesday, August 14 close, with S$31.5 million of net institutional inflow.Leading the net institutional inflow over the four sessions were Singapore Exchange, Singapore Telecommunications, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Jardine Cycle & Carriage, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Sembcorp Industries, Keppel DC REIT, Sheng Siong Group, ComfortDelGro Corporation, and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust.On August 12, IFS Capital Executive Director & Group CEO Randy Sim Cheng Leong acquired 1.1 million shares at an average price of S$0.11 per share.

SIA Leads Buyback Consideration, Multi-Chem CEO Trims 69% Stake

<ul><li>On 27 May, the STI closed at 3,318.45, its highest close since August 2023.</li><li>STI stocks within the Real Estate Management and Development sector - Hongkong Land, City Developments and UOL Group - all booked net institutional inflow while averaging 7.1% total returns.</li><li>10 Real Estate (Ex-REITs) stocks that booked most net institutional inflow since 16 April Code Mkt Cap S$M YTD ADT S$M YTD NIF S$M YTD TR % 17 April - 27 May NIF / Mkt Cap 16 April - 27 May TR % Sector.</li></ul>

On 27 May, the STI closed at 3,318.45, its highest close since August 2023.STI stocks within the Real Estate Management and Development sector - Hongkong Land, City Developments and UOL Group - all booked net institutional inflow while averaging 7.1% total returns.10 Real Estate (Ex-REITs) stocks that booked most net institutional inflow since 16 April Code Mkt Cap S$M YTD ADT S$M YTD NIF S$M YTD TR % 17 April - 27 May NIF / Mkt Cap 16 April - 27 May TR % Sector.

STI Gains 7% over Six Weeks on Net Institutional Inflow

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Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is a multinational enterprise with a portfolio of businesses focused on the Asia-Pacific region. The Group's activities include financial services, supermarkets, consumer marketing, engineering and construction, automobile trading, insurance broking, property investment, and hotels.

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CapitaLand Investment leads buyback consideration tally in 2024 till Nov 13

Share buybacks can be used for employee compensation plans, such as share option schemes or employee share purchase plans, as well as for...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

HKL, SingPost & Wee Hur Led Net Institutional Inflow & Gainers in October

In Oct, the STI generated a 0.7% decline in total return, with the FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index declining in total return and FTSE Asia Pacific...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Director acquisitions rebound after earnings reporting season

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

SIA Leads Buyback Consideration, Multi-Chem CEO Trims 69% Stake

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning Thursday August 8 through to Wednesday, August 14 close,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

STI Gains 7% over Six Weeks on Net Institutional Inflow

On 27 May, the STI closed at 3,318.45, its highest close since August 2023. STI stocks within the Real Estate Management and Development sector -...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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