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>On 27 May, the STI closed at 3,318.45, its highest close since August 2023.</li><li>STI stocks within the Real Estate Management and Development sector - Hongkong Land, City Developments and UOL Group - all booked net institutional inflow while averaging 7.1% total returns.</li><li>10 Real Estate (Ex-REITs) stocks that booked most net institutional inflow since 16 April Code Mkt Cap S$M YTD ADT S$M YTD NIF S$M YTD TR % 17 April - 27 May NIF / Mkt Cap 16 April - 27 May TR % Sector.</li></ul>

On 27 May, the STI closed at 3,318.45, its highest close since August 2023.STI stocks within the Real Estate Management and Development sector - Hongkong Land, City Developments and UOL Group - all booked net institutional inflow while averaging 7.1% total returns.10 Real Estate (Ex-REITs) stocks that booked most net institutional inflow since 16 April Code Mkt Cap S$M YTD ADT S$M YTD NIF S$M YTD TR % 17 April - 27 May NIF / Mkt Cap 16 April - 27 May TR % Sector.

STI Gains 7% over Six Weeks on Net Institutional Inflow

<ul><li>Director filings and buyback momentum return Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) led the buyback consideration tally, repurchasing 500,000 shares at an average price of S$3.97 each on Feb 29.</li><li>On Feb 26, LHT Holdings managing director Yap Mui Kee acquired 61,000 shares at an average price of S$1.05 per share.</li></ul>

Director filings and buyback momentum return Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) led the buyback consideration tally, repurchasing 500,000 shares at an average price of S$3.97 each on Feb 29.On Feb 26, LHT Holdings managing director Yap Mui Kee acquired 61,000 shares at an average price of S$1.05 per share.

Director filings and buyback momentum return

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional inflow.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow were DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Sats, UOB, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Seatrium, Mapletree Industrial Trust, OCBC, Singtel and Singapore Technologies Engineering.</li><li>Between Aug 15 and 16, Wee Investments acquired two million shares of UOL at an average price of S$5.21 per share.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional inflow.Leading the net institutional inflow were DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Sats, UOB, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Seatrium, Mapletree Industrial Trust, OCBC, Singtel and Singapore Technologies Engineering.Between Aug 15 and 16, Wee Investments acquired two million shares of UOL at an average price of S$5.21 per share.

Director acquisitions rebound after earnings reporting season

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions through to May 2, with S$12.9 million of net institutional inflow, as 17 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$28.4 million.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow over the four sessions were DBS, UOB, Seatrium, City Developments, UOL Group, iFast Corporation, Singapore Tech Engineering, Singapore Exchange, Cortina Holdings, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Hongkong Land Holdings.</li><li>For the month of April, Singapore stocks booked S$225 million of net institutional inflow, following S$1.15 billion of net institutional outflow in Q1.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions through to May 2, with S$12.9 million of net institutional inflow, as 17 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$28.4 million.Leading the net institutional inflow over the four sessions were DBS, UOB, Seatrium, City Developments, UOL Group, iFast Corporation, Singapore Tech Engineering, Singapore Exchange, Cortina Holdings, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Hongkong Land Holdings.For the month of April, Singapore stocks booked S$225 million of net institutional inflow, following S$1.15 billion of net institutional outflow in Q1.

<ul><li>Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit.</li><li>On Apr 12, Plato Capital chairman and non-executive non-independent director Lim Kian Onn acquired 283,000 shares at an average price of S$2.21 per share.</li></ul>

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit.On Apr 12, Plato Capital chairman and non-executive non-independent director Lim Kian Onn acquired 283,000 shares at an average price of S$2.21 per share.

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake

Singapore

UOL Group Limited is a property company. The Company has a diversified portfolio of development and investment properties, hotels, and serviced suites. UOL Group, through its subsidiary owns a portfolio of commercial assets and hotels. UOL Group operates in Asia, Oceania, and North America.

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STI Gains 7% over Six Weeks on Net Institutional Inflow

On 27 May, the STI closed at 3,318.45, its highest close since August 2023. STI stocks within the Real Estate Management and Development sector -...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Director filings and buyback momentum return

Director filings and buyback momentum return Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) led the buyback consideration tally, repurchasing...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Director acquisitions rebound after earnings reporting season

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Seatrium initiates buyback programme

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions through to May 2, with S$12.9 million of net institutional inflow,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit. On Apr 12, Plato...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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