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.

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Non-STI stocks with the highest 3Q22 buyback consideration included YZJ Financial Holding, The Hour Glass, OUE, First Resources and Hong Fok Corporation.</li><li>The Hour Glass commenced a new buyback mandate in 3Q22, with 2.05% of its shares bought back between 3 Aug and 30 Sep.</li><li>Total buyback consideration was comparatively more consistent, with 46 primary-listed companies buying back shares with a total consideration of S$586 million, which was down from the S$657 million in consideration filed for 2Q22, but up from the S$241 million in consideration filed for 3Q21.</li></ul>

Non-STI stocks with the highest 3Q22 buyback consideration included YZJ Financial Holding, The Hour Glass, OUE, First Resources and Hong Fok Corporation.The Hour Glass commenced a new buyback mandate in 3Q22, with 2.05% of its shares bought back between 3 Aug and 30 Sep.Total buyback consideration was comparatively more consistent, with 46 primary-listed companies buying back shares with a total consideration of S$586 million, which was down from the S$657 million in consideration filed for 2Q22, but up from the S$241 million in consideration filed for 3Q21.

Share Buyback Consideration of Primary Listings total S$586M in 3Q22 