In today’s briefing:
- Banks lead Q3 2023 net institutional inflow
- REIT Watch – Three S-Reits buck the trend in September
Banks lead Q3 2023 net institutional inflow
- Banks lead Q3 2023 net institutional inflow INSTITUTIONS were again net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions through to Oct 5, with S$100 million of net institutional inflow, and 24 primary-listed companies conducting buybacks with a total consideration of S$38.5 million.
- ComfortDelGro saw S$71 million of net institutional fund inflow in Q3 2023, after booking S$44 million of net institutional fund outflow in H1 2023.
REIT Watch – Three S-Reits buck the trend in September
- IN THE third quarter of 2023, the Straits Times Index (STI) generated a 2.1 per cent total return, bringing its nine-month total return to 3.3 per cent.
- During the quarter, the STI marginally outpaced the FTSE Asean Extended 60 Index and FTSE Asia Pacific Index, which recorded total returns of 1.1 per cent and declines of 1.1 per cent, respectively.
- On the other side of the “higher-for-longer” Fed funds rate outlook, the iEdge S-Reit Index declined 4.2 per cent in total return in Q3 2023.