In today’s briefing:
- FTSE All-World/All-Cap Index Rebalance: Watch Golden Agri-Resources & Delhivery
- Merger Arb Mondays (21 Nov) – Halcyon, Lifestyle, OZ Minerals, Perpetual/Pendal, Nearmap, Nitro
- REIT Watch – Industrial S-Reits see resilience despite macro challenges
FTSE All-World/All-Cap Index Rebalance: Watch Golden Agri-Resources & Delhivery
- For Asia Pacific, there are 2 adds to the FTSE All-World Index, 2 adds to the FTSE All-Cap Index and 2 deletions from the FTSE All-World Index.
- All changes are on expected lines. The one surprise is the non-inclusion of Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RAINBOW IN) to the All-Cap Index where it likely just failed investable market cap.
- Sungeel Hitech (365340 KS) is also an add to the KOSDAQ 150 Index at the close on 8 December, while there is a huge lock-up expiry for Delhivery (DELHIVER IN).
Merger Arb Mondays (21 Nov) – Halcyon, Lifestyle, OZ Minerals, Perpetual/Pendal, Nearmap, Nitro
- We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations covered by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
- Highest spreads 21Vianet Group (VNET US), Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU), Genex Power Ltd (GNX AU), Golden Energy & Resources (GER SP), 111 Inc (YI US), Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU).
- Lowest spreads – Tyro Payments (TYR AU), Warrego Energy (WGO AU), Jinke Smart Services (9666 HK), Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU), Uzabase Inc (3966 JP), PTB Group Ltd (PTB AU).
REIT Watch – Industrial S-Reits see resilience despite macro challenges
- REIT Watch – Hospitality S-Reits ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in Q3 2022 All hospitality trusts with Singapore assets observed significant improvements in occupancy and RevPAR (revenue per available room) in the last quarter, driven by the return of large-scale events and the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry, alongside pent-up demand for overseas travels.
- Far East Hospitality Trust recorded that its Q3 2022 gross revenue increased 2.0 per cent yoy, led by growth from the hotel segment which increased 4.7 per cent.
- Income available for distribution grew 12.0 per cent yoy from higher NPI and interest income.
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