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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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

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>October’s retail sales increased 10.4 per cent year on year (yoy), extending September’s 11.3 per cent growth and marking its seventh consecutive month of double-digit yoy growth.</li><li>The estimated total retail sales value in October was S$4.0 billion, of which online retail sales made up an estimated 13.0 per cent, compared to the 13.9 per cent recorded in September.</li><li>CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported 21.3 per cent y-o-y growth in tenant sales and 21.9 per cent y-o-y growth in shopper traffic for 9M 2022.</li></ul>

October’s retail sales increased 10.4 per cent year on year (yoy), extending September’s 11.3 per cent growth and marking its seventh consecutive month of double-digit yoy growth.The estimated total retail sales value in October was S$4.0 billion, of which online retail sales made up an estimated 13.0 per cent, compared to the 13.9 per cent recorded in September.CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported 21.3 per cent y-o-y growth in tenant sales and 21.9 per cent y-o-y growth in shopper traffic for 9M 2022.

REIT Watch - Recovery continues for S-Reits with Singapore retail assets

<ul><li>The STI booked a 7% total return in Nov, with Singapore’s 100 most traded stocks in the 2022 YTD paralleling the monthly return.</li><li>Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks booked S$712 million of net fund inflow in November, with Banks, Consumer Cyclicals and the Telecommunication Sectors leading the net fund inflow, while the REIT, Energy and Healthcare Sectors booked the most net fund outflows.</li><li>The 100 stocks also booked S$712 million of net fund inflow in November, bringing the net fund inflow for the 100 stocks over the past 11 months to S$1.18 billion.</li></ul>

The STI booked a 7% total return in Nov, with Singapore’s 100 most traded stocks in the 2022 YTD paralleling the monthly return.Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks booked S$712 million of net fund inflow in November, with Banks, Consumer Cyclicals and the Telecommunication Sectors leading the net fund inflow, while the REIT, Energy and Healthcare Sectors booked the most net fund outflows.The 100 stocks also booked S$712 million of net fund inflow in November, bringing the net fund inflow for the 100 stocks over the past 11 months to S$1.18 billion.

Most Actives Average 7% Total Return in Nov, on S$700M of Net Fund Inflow

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions S-Reits with Singapore based office assets reported growth in rental reversions and improvements in occupancy rates.</li><li>Its Singapore offices recorded a 7.9 per cent growth in rent reversion in 9M 2022 while portfolio occupancy increased from 92.9 per cent in Q2 2022 to the current 96 per cent.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions S-Reits with Singapore based office assets reported growth in rental reversions and improvements in occupancy rates.Its Singapore offices recorded a 7.9 per cent growth in rent reversion in 9M 2022 while portfolio occupancy increased from 92.9 per cent in Q2 2022 to the current 96 per cent.

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>With global inflation set to outpace global growth by 5% in 2022, the FTSE ST REIT Index has generated a 10% decline in total return this year, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.</li><li>This has brought the 5-year total return of the FTSE ST REIT Index to 15%, compared to 8% for the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index.</li><li>The partial rebound of the S-REIT Sector over the past month has also pared the FTSE ST REIT Index decline in total return for the 2022 year to 18 Nov to 10%, compared to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.</li></ul>

With global inflation set to outpace global growth by 5% in 2022, the FTSE ST REIT Index has generated a 10% decline in total return this year, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.This has brought the 5-year total return of the FTSE ST REIT Index to 15%, compared to 8% for the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index.The partial rebound of the S-REIT Sector over the past month has also pared the FTSE ST REIT Index decline in total return for the 2022 year to 18 Nov to 10%, compared to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.

S-REITs Narrow Discount to Book Value on Global Rate Outlook

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Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust operates as a retail estate investment trust. The Compnay invests in retail and office properties and integrated developments. Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust serves clients in Asia Pacific.

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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)

REIT Watch - Recovery continues for S-Reits with Singapore retail assets

October’s retail sales increased 10.4 per cent year on year (yoy), extending September’s 11.3 per cent growth and marking its seventh consecutive...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Most Actives Average 7% Total Return in Nov, on S$700M of Net Fund Inflow

The STI booked a 7% total return in Nov, with Singapore’s 100 most traded stocks in the 2022 YTD paralleling the monthly return. Singapore’s 100...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions S-Reits with Singapore based office assets reported growth...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs Narrow Discount to Book Value on Global Rate Outlook

With global inflation set to outpace global growth by 5% in 2022, the FTSE ST REIT Index has generated a 10% decline in total return this year,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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