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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Frasers Centrepoint Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The STI March quarterly review will see Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) added to the STI effective the Monday 18 March open.</li><li>FCT’s inclusion is expected to take the STI’s REIT Sector weight back to ~13% from ~12% at present, and the number of STI REITs back to seven, following Keppel DC REIT leaving the STI in June 2023.</li><li>Impacting the outlook for financing costs, this has seen the six STI REITs average 9.4% declines in unit prices post the indicative 29 Dec 2023 STI weightages.</li></ul>

The STI March quarterly review will see Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) added to the STI effective the Monday 18 March open.FCT’s inclusion is expected to take the STI’s REIT Sector weight back to ~13% from ~12% at present, and the number of STI REITs back to seven, following Keppel DC REIT leaving the STI in June 2023.Impacting the outlook for financing costs, this has seen the six STI REITs average 9.4% declines in unit prices post the indicative 29 Dec 2023 STI weightages.

STI REIT Sector Weight to Return to ~13% with Frasers Centrepoint Trust Inclusion 

<ul><li>More than 250 Singapore-listed stocks have booked net institutional inflow over the past 10 weeks.</li><li>The most traded of the 16 stocks includes three STI stocks, in addition to incoming STI constituent Frasers Centrepoint Trust.</li><li>Of the 250 stocks that booked net institutional inflow, 16 stocks also booked net retail inflow, with seven of these 16 stocks maintaining market average daily turnover of at least S$100,000 over the past 10 weeks.</li></ul>

More than 250 Singapore-listed stocks have booked net institutional inflow over the past 10 weeks.The most traded of the 16 stocks includes three STI stocks, in addition to incoming STI constituent Frasers Centrepoint Trust.Of the 250 stocks that booked net institutional inflow, 16 stocks also booked net retail inflow, with seven of these 16 stocks maintaining market average daily turnover of at least S$100,000 over the past 10 weeks.

Singapore Stocks that have booked YTD Net Inflows from Institutions & Retail 

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 1 to 7, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$141 million.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over those five sessions were OCBC, Capitaland Ascendas Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, UOB, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Suntec Reit, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust and Keppel.</li><li>Notably, in the November 2024 rebalance, Singapore stands out as the only Asia developed market with a net increase in MSCI Standard Index constituents.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 1 to 7, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$141 million.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over those five sessions were OCBC, Capitaland Ascendas Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, UOB, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Suntec Reit, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust and Keppel.Notably, in the November 2024 rebalance, Singapore stands out as the only Asia developed market with a net increase in MSCI Standard Index constituents.

SIA Engineering resumes buybacks after reporting H1 FY2025 results

CDL Hospitality Trusts / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - S-Reits score lower in transparency overall but five see marked improvement In this year’s Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) 2024 rankings, the overall scores for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) and business trusts declined to 86.6 points from 89.3 last year.</li><li>The five S-Reits with the greatest yoy improvement in overall scores: Frasers Centrepoint Trust (+21.9 points), Elite UK Reit (+16.7 points), CDLHT (+16.6 points), Keppel Reit (+10.4 points) and Prime US Reit (+9.8 points).</li></ul>

REIT Watch - S-Reits score lower in transparency overall but five see marked improvement In this year’s Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) 2024 rankings, the overall scores for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) and business trusts declined to 86.6 points from 89.3 last year.The five S-Reits with the greatest yoy improvement in overall scores: Frasers Centrepoint Trust (+21.9 points), Elite UK Reit (+16.7 points), CDLHT (+16.6 points), Keppel Reit (+10.4 points) and Prime US Reit (+9.8 points).

REIT Watch - S-Reits score lower in transparency overall but five see marked improvement

Mapletree Industrial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$4.5 million.</li><li>With this transaction, the total proportion of shares bought back under the current mandate now stands at 1.47 per cent of the issued shares (not counting treasury shares) as of the date when the share buyback resolution was passed.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$4.5 million.With this transaction, the total proportion of shares bought back under the current mandate now stands at 1.47 per cent of the issued shares (not counting treasury shares) as of the date when the share buyback resolution was passed.

Buyback and director filings taper off during pre-earnings period

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust is a retail real estate investment trust focused on growing unitholder value through asset management, financial management and strategic investments.  The trust invests in retail properties in Singapore and overseas.

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP)

STI REIT Sector Weight to Return to ~13% with Frasers Centrepoint Trust Inclusion

The STI March quarterly review will see Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) added to the STI effective the Monday 18 March open. FCT’s inclusion is...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Stocks that have booked YTD Net Inflows from Institutions & Retail

More than 250 Singapore-listed stocks have booked net institutional inflow over the past 10 weeks. The most traded of the 16 stocks includes three...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

SIA Engineering resumes buybacks after reporting H1 FY2025 results

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 1 to 7, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits score lower in transparency overall but five see marked improvement

REIT Watch - S-Reits score lower in transparency overall but five see marked improvement In this year’s Singapore Governance and Transparency...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Buyback and director filings taper off during pre-earnings period

Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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