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>Since late August, institutional investors net bought S$1.4 billion in Singapore stocks, marking a significant turnaround from the S$1.3 billion net outflow earlier in the year.</li><li>The 10 stocks with the most net institutional inflow included the STI banks and Singtel, averaging 5.2% total returns, while the remaining six stocks averaged 14.9% total returns.</li><li>On 9 Oct, Singapore’s Structured Warrants market saw its highest trading turnover since Jan 2019, driven by significant moves in the Hang Seng Index-tracking markets, while the 20 most traded Singapore stocks with significant Greater China revenue have averaged 22% total returns since Sep 20, paralleling the FTSE China A50 & CSI 300.</li></ul>

Since late August, institutional investors net bought S$1.4 billion in Singapore stocks, marking a significant turnaround from the S$1.3 billion net outflow earlier in the year.The 10 stocks with the most net institutional inflow included the STI banks and Singtel, averaging 5.2% total returns, while the remaining six stocks averaged 14.9% total returns.On 9 Oct, Singapore’s Structured Warrants market saw its highest trading turnover since Jan 2019, driven by significant moves in the Hang Seng Index-tracking markets, while the 20 most traded Singapore stocks with significant Greater China revenue have averaged 22% total returns since Sep 20, paralleling the FTSE China A50 & CSI 300.

Policy Shifts & Market Dynamics Fuel Trading Activity

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 20 to 26, with S$54 million of net institutional outflow, reducing total net inflows from the 20 trading sessions spanning Aug 30 (which included MSCI Index rebalancing) through to Sep 26, to S$1.165 billion.</li><li>Leading the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Sep 26 were Singapore Telecommunications, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, CapitaLand Investment, Singapore Exchange, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, City Developments, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust.</li><li>Between Sep 24 and 25, Raffles Medical Group executive chairman Loo Choon Yong acquired 2.15 million shares at S$0.89 per share.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 20 to 26, with S$54 million of net institutional outflow, reducing total net inflows from the 20 trading sessions spanning Aug 30 (which included MSCI Index rebalancing) through to Sep 26, to S$1.165 billion.Leading the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Sep 26 were Singapore Telecommunications, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, CapitaLand Investment, Singapore Exchange, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, City Developments, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust.Between Sep 24 and 25, Raffles Medical Group executive chairman Loo Choon Yong acquired 2.15 million shares at S$0.89 per share.

Raffles Medical executive chairman expands interest; First REIT independent director cashes in

<ul><li>The STI generated a 2.9% gain to 3,332.8, with dividends boosting the total return to 5.7% in 1H24.</li><li>The trio of STI Banks, YZJ Shipbuilding & Singtel led the STI gains in 1H24.</li><li>The net institutional flow (NIF) of the stock Sectors in 1H24 are illustrated below, with the Energy Sector seeing S$29 million of net institutional inflow, representing 1.0% of the combined S$2.9 billion Sector market capitalisation as of 30 June, to the S-REIT Sector net institutional outflow representing 1.2% of its Sector market capitalisation as of 30 June.</li></ul>

The STI generated a 2.9% gain to 3,332.8, with dividends boosting the total return to 5.7% in 1H24.The trio of STI Banks, YZJ Shipbuilding & Singtel led the STI gains in 1H24.The net institutional flow (NIF) of the stock Sectors in 1H24 are illustrated below, with the Energy Sector seeing S$29 million of net institutional inflow, representing 1.0% of the combined S$2.9 billion Sector market capitalisation as of 30 June, to the S-REIT Sector net institutional outflow representing 1.2% of its Sector market capitalisation as of 30 June.

<ul><li>kopi-C with Singtel’s Group CFO: ‘We create an impact in the lives of more than 700 million people’ With its new Singtel28 plan, Singtel is racing ahead to extend its lead in connectivity, digital services and digital infrastructure.</li><li>For businesses, Singtel offers a complementary array of workforce mobility solutions, data hosting, cloud, network infrastructure, analytics and cyber security capabilities.</li></ul>

kopi-C with Singtel’s Group CFO: ‘We create an impact in the lives of more than 700 million people’ With its new Singtel28 plan, Singtel is racing ahead to extend its lead in connectivity, digital services and digital infrastructure.For businesses, Singtel offers a complementary array of workforce mobility solutions, data hosting, cloud, network infrastructure, analytics and cyber security capabilities.

kopi-C with Singtel’s Group CFO: ‘We create an impact in the lives of more than 700 million people’

<ul><li>INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 18 to 24, with S$158 million of net institutional outflow, a similar pace to the preceding five sessions of S$144 million of net outflow.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow were DBS, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, CapitaLand Investment, UOB, Sembcorp Industries, Mapletree Logistics Trust, and Singtel.</li><li>Sembcorp Industries On Oct 16, Sembcorp Industries’ subsidiary, Sembcorp Financial Services, priced S$350 million 3.65 per cent certified rate guaranteed notes due 2036 under its S$5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme Series 001 Notes.</li></ul>

INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 18 to 24, with S$158 million of net institutional outflow, a similar pace to the preceding five sessions of S$144 million of net outflow.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow were DBS, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, CapitaLand Investment, UOB, Sembcorp Industries, Mapletree Logistics Trust, and Singtel.Sembcorp Industries On Oct 16, Sembcorp Industries’ subsidiary, Sembcorp Financial Services, priced S$350 million 3.65 per cent certified rate guaranteed notes due 2036 under its S$5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme Series 001 Notes.

Sembcorp director participates in well-subscribed EMTN offering

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Policy Shifts & Market Dynamics Fuel Trading Activity

Since late August, institutional investors net bought S$1.4 billion in Singapore stocks, marking a significant turnaround from the S$1.3 billion...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Raffles Medical executive chairman expands interest; First REIT independent director cashes in

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 20 to 26, with S$54 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

STI Chalks up 5.7% Total Return in 1H24

The STI generated a 2.9% gain to 3,332.8, with dividends boosting the total return to 5.7% in 1H24. The trio of STI Banks, YZJ Shipbuilding &...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

kopi-C with Singtel’s Group CFO: ‘We create an impact in the lives of more than 700 million people’

kopi-C with Singtel’s Group CFO: ‘We create an impact in the lives of more than 700 million people’ With its new Singtel28 plan, Singtel is racing...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Sembcorp director participates in well-subscribed EMTN offering

INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 18 to 24, with S$158 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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