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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<ul><li>OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, UOBKH lead buyback tally OCBC led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 1.2 million shares at an average price of S$12.74 per share, followed by CapitaLand Investment, which bought back two million shares at an average price of S$3.03 per share.</li><li>This was due mainly to the increase in revenue from hotel operations of S$34.7 million and rental of investment properties of S$2.3 million.</li></ul>

OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, UOBKH lead buyback tally OCBC led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 1.2 million shares at an average price of S$12.74 per share, followed by CapitaLand Investment, which bought back two million shares at an average price of S$3.03 per share.This was due mainly to the increase in revenue from hotel operations of S$34.7 million and rental of investment properties of S$2.3 million.

OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, UOBKH Lead Buyback Tally

<ul><li>STI Rebounds 5.2% in July, led by Seatrium & Keppel Corp The 5.2% gain on the month was the STI's strongest performing month since a 6.4% gain in November 2022, with the STI trading at March levels (below 3,150) in early July, then retesting February levels (above 3,350) in late July.  https://investors.sgx.com/_security-types/stocks/S51?lang=en led the STI constituents in July, gaining 12.8% while booking the highest net institutional inflow for the month at S$75.4 million.</li></ul>

STI Rebounds 5.2% in July, led by Seatrium & Keppel Corp The 5.2% gain on the month was the STI's strongest performing month since a 6.4% gain in November 2022, with the STI trading at March levels (below 3,150) in early July, then retesting February levels (above 3,350) in late July.  https://investors.sgx.com/_security-types/stocks/S51?lang=en led the STI constituents in July, gaining 12.8% while booking the highest net institutional inflow for the month at S$75.4 million.

STI Rebounds 5.2% in July, led by Seatrium & Keppel Corp

<ul><li>On the move in early July, the STI posted a 2.1% decline during the first week, and a 3.5% gain the following week.</li><li>STI stocks that posted gains over each of the two weeks included UOL, SATS, Singapore Airlines and City Developments.</li><li>Among the 100 most traded Singapore- listed stocks this year, there were another 17 stocks that posted gains in each of the first two weeks of July, with one-third of these stocks representing the Industrials Sector: Acesian Partners, SingPost, ComfortDelGro, Dyna-Mac and Samudera Shipping, in addition to the aforementioned Singapore Airlines and SATS.</li></ul>

On the move in early July, the STI posted a 2.1% decline during the first week, and a 3.5% gain the following week.STI stocks that posted gains over each of the two weeks included UOL, SATS, Singapore Airlines and City Developments.Among the 100 most traded Singapore- listed stocks this year, there were another 17 stocks that posted gains in each of the first two weeks of July, with one-third of these stocks representing the Industrials Sector: Acesian Partners, SingPost, ComfortDelGro, Dyna-Mac and Samudera Shipping, in addition to the aforementioned Singapore Airlines and SATS.

<ul><li>In 1H23, the STI generated a marginal 1.2% total return, with Singapore stocks booking net retail inflow of S$1.49 billion, compared to S$951 million in 1H22.</li><li>A similar number of Singapore stocks booked net retail inflow in 1H23 and 1H22, however the 1H23 combined net retail inflow of these ~300 stocks was down 10% from 1H22.</li><li>Potentially indicating rotational trading, Singtel, City Dev, CapitaLand Int Comm Trust, Suntec REIT averaged 7% declines in total return in 1H23 while booking net retail inflow, vs 13% total returns in 1H22 while booking net retail outflow.</li></ul>

In 1H23, the STI generated a marginal 1.2% total return, with Singapore stocks booking net retail inflow of S$1.49 billion, compared to S$951 million in 1H22.A similar number of Singapore stocks booked net retail inflow in 1H23 and 1H22, however the 1H23 combined net retail inflow of these ~300 stocks was down 10% from 1H22.Potentially indicating rotational trading, Singtel, City Dev, CapitaLand Int Comm Trust, Suntec REIT averaged 7% declines in total return in 1H23 while booking net retail inflow, vs 13% total returns in 1H22 while booking net retail outflow.

20 Singapore Stocks that Booked the Most Net Retail Inflow in 1H23

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UOB Kay Hian

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<ul><li>Impact of latest property cooling measures manageable with most of its launches in the mid-tier and mass market segments.</li><li>The Myst remains on track for launch in 2H23.</li><li>Hospitality segment continues to benefit from travel recovery with RevPAR surging 65.4% y-o-y to S$131.2 in 1Q23, driven by increases in room rates and occupancy in Asia and Australia.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Impact of latest property cooling measures manageable with most of its launches in the mid-tier and mass market segments.The Myst remains on track for launch in 2H23.Hospitality segment continues to benefit from travel recovery with RevPAR surging 65.4% y-o-y to S$131.2 in 1Q23, driven by increases in room rates and occupancy in Asia and Australia.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

City Developments - Hospitality Segment To Drive Growth

Singapore

City Developments Limited is a property developer and owner. The Company, through its subsidiaries, are principally engaged in the investment of properties and shares, property management, project management and the provision of consultancy services, hospitality-related information technology, and procurement services. City Developments has a global presence.

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OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, UOBKH Lead Buyback Tally

OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, UOBKH lead buyback tally OCBC led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 1.2 million shares at an average...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

STI Rebounds 5.2% in July, led by Seatrium & Keppel Corp

STI Rebounds 5.2% in July, led by Seatrium & Keppel Corp The 5.2% gain on the month was the STI's strongest performing month since a 6.4% gain...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Biggest Movers on Recent STI Swings

On the move in early July, the STI posted a 2.1% decline during the first week, and a 3.5% gain the following week. STI stocks that posted gains...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

20 Singapore Stocks that Booked the Most Net Retail Inflow in 1H23

In 1H23, the STI generated a marginal 1.2% total return, with Singapore stocks booking net retail inflow of S$1.49 billion, compared to S$951...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

City Developments - Hospitality Segment To Drive Growth

Impact of latest property cooling measures manageable with most of its launches in the mid-tier and mass market segments. The Myst remains on track...

UOB Kay Hian

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