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>For 1H23, the STI booked a 2% total return, in-line with the FTSE ASEAN Extended 60 Index’s 1.0% total return with combined STI ETF AUM declining 4% to S$2.145 billion.</li><li>Outside of the STI, actively traded stocks that booked the highest total returns in 1H23 included Dyna-Mac, Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group, Delfi, Food Empire Holdings, PropNex, Marco Polo Marine & Samudera Shipping Line.</li><li>However, outlier performances within the Singapore stock market, saw the average total return of the 100 most traded stocks in 1H23 at 3.2% versus the median total return of 0.5%.</li></ul>

For 1H23, the STI booked a 2% total return, in-line with the FTSE ASEAN Extended 60 Index’s 1.0% total return with combined STI ETF AUM declining 4% to S$2.145 billion.Outside of the STI, actively traded stocks that booked the highest total returns in 1H23 included Dyna-Mac, Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group, Delfi, Food Empire Holdings, PropNex, Marco Polo Marine & Samudera Shipping Line.However, outlier performances within the Singapore stock market, saw the average total return of the 100 most traded stocks in 1H23 at 3.2% versus the median total return of 0.5%.

STI Books 1.2% Total Return in 1H23 as Global Growth Decelerates

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UOB Kay Hian

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<ul><li>Upgrade Marco Polo Marine to BUY with a 25% higher target price of S$0.060.</li><li>Marco Polo Marine has improved its financials on higher fleet charter and utilisation rates, as well as contributions from its Taiwan-based JV and Indonesian subsidiary acquired in FY22.</li><li>The pickup in oil &amp; gas activity, from exploration and production to decommissioning of rigs, is presenting opportunities to offshore support vessels (OSV) market players with oil prices remaining high.</li></ul>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.

Upgrade Marco Polo Marine to BUY with a 25% higher target price of S$0.060.Marco Polo Marine has improved its financials on higher fleet charter and utilisation rates, as well as contributions from its Taiwan-based JV and Indonesian subsidiary acquired in FY22.The pickup in oil &amp; gas activity, from exploration and production to decommissioning of rigs, is presenting opportunities to offshore support vessels (OSV) market players with oil prices remaining high.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.

Marco Polo Marine - Encouraging Times Ahead; Upgrade To BUY

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<ul><li>We remain positive on Marco Polo Marine (SGX:5LY), even though Marco Polo Marine's share price has surged by &gt;20% from S$0.043 since our last update.</li><li>Marco Polo Marine remains attractive at 0.6x PEG. Reiterate BUY and S$0.06 target price, 27% upside.</li><li>Vessel demand remains robust, as regional O&amp;G exploration is increasing while North Asian nations build up their offshore windfarms to meet green or renewable energy environmental targets.</li></ul>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.

We remain positive on Marco Polo Marine (SGX:5LY), even though Marco Polo Marine's share price has surged by &gt;20% from S$0.043 since our last update.Marco Polo Marine remains attractive at 0.6x PEG. Reiterate BUY and S$0.06 target price, 27% upside.Vessel demand remains robust, as regional O&amp;G exploration is increasing while North Asian nations build up their offshore windfarms to meet green or renewable energy environmental targets.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.

Marco Polo Marine - On Track For Growth; Reiterate BUY

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 26 May - 1 Jun 2023 Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five sessions with S$93 million of net outflow following the preceding five sessions of S$4 million of net inflow.</li><li>The consideration of the acquisitions totalled S$11,721,000, increasing Kuok’s total interest in the company from 13.19 per cent to 13.24.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 26 May - 1 Jun 2023 Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five sessions with S$93 million of net outflow following the preceding five sessions of S$4 million of net inflow.The consideration of the acquisitions totalled S$11,721,000, increasing Kuok’s total interest in the company from 13.19 per cent to 13.24.

Wilmar chief Kuok Khoon Hong adds to his stake

<ul><li>The Industrial Sector has ranked among the five strongest performing global Sectors in the YTD, with gains extending to the Asia Pacific.</li><li>Last week the 20 stocks booked S$34 million of net institutional inflow, reducing their combined YTD net institutional outflow to S$55 million.</li><li>Singapore’s 20 most traded Industrial stocks have booked net institutional fund outflows of S$54.5 million over the past 20 weeks, however last week saw S$33.6 million of net institutional fund inflows.</li></ul>

The Industrial Sector has ranked among the five strongest performing global Sectors in the YTD, with gains extending to the Asia Pacific.Last week the 20 stocks booked S$34 million of net institutional inflow, reducing their combined YTD net institutional outflow to S$55 million.Singapore’s 20 most traded Industrial stocks have booked net institutional fund outflows of S$54.5 million over the past 20 weeks, however last week saw S$33.6 million of net institutional fund inflows.

Industrial Sector Recently Led by Marco Polo Marine, YZJSH & SIA 

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Marco Polo Marine Limited is an integrated shipping company. The Company provides services that include ship chartering, ship building and repair, and brokering services.

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Marco Polo Marine (MPM SP)

STI Books 1.2% Total Return in 1H23 as Global Growth Decelerates

For 1H23, the STI booked a 2% total return, in-line with the FTSE ASEAN Extended 60 Index’s 1.0% total return with combined STI ETF AUM declining...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Marco Polo Marine - Encouraging Times Ahead; Upgrade To BUY

Marco Polo Marine has improved its financials on higher fleet charter and utilisation rates, as well as contributions from its Taiwan-based JV and...

UOB Kay Hian

Marco Polo Marine - On Track For Growth; Reiterate BUY

We remain positive on Marco Polo Marine (SGX:5LY), even though Marco Polo Marine's share price has surged by >20% from S$0.043 since our last update.

RHB Invest

Wilmar chief Kuok Khoon Hong adds to his stake

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 26 May - 1 Jun 2023 Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five sessions with S$93...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Industrial Sector Recently Led by Marco Polo Marine, YZJSH & SIA

The Industrial Sector has ranked among the five strongest performing global Sectors in the YTD, with gains extending to the Asia Pacific. Last...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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