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>While Technology has ranked as both the strongest performing sector globally and regionally over the past 21 weeks, the 10 most traded Singapore-listed Technology stocks have averaged a 6% YTD decline in total return on S$63 million of net institutional outflow, with the majority of the 10 stocks priced at a discount to their 5-year P/B.</li><li>Last week, UMS and AEM averaged 8.5% symmetrical returns on combined net institutional flow of S$10 million.</li><li>The 10 stocks have averaged a 6.0% decline in total return over the past 21 weeks on S$62.6 million of net institutional outflow.</li></ul>

While Technology has ranked as both the strongest performing sector globally and regionally over the past 21 weeks, the 10 most traded Singapore-listed Technology stocks have averaged a 6% YTD decline in total return on S$63 million of net institutional outflow, with the majority of the 10 stocks priced at a discount to their 5-year P/B.Last week, UMS and AEM averaged 8.5% symmetrical returns on combined net institutional flow of S$10 million.The 10 stocks have averaged a 6.0% decline in total return over the past 21 weeks on S$62.6 million of net institutional outflow.

Recent AI Spotlight saw UMS & AEM Average 8.5% Gains on the Week

<ul><li>Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions.</li><li>Ng also maintained a 68.7 per cent deemed interest in Huationg Global by virtue of his 25 per cent shareholding interest in Dandelion Capital, which is the immediate and ultimate holding company of Huationg.</li></ul>

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions.Ng also maintained a 68.7 per cent deemed interest in Huationg Global by virtue of his 25 per cent shareholding interest in Dandelion Capital, which is the immediate and ultimate holding company of Huationg.

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75%

<ul><li>CapitaLand Investment again led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 5 million shares at an average price of S$2.92 per share on Jan 26.</li><li>It also led the share buyback consideration tally in January, followed by Yangzijiang Financial Holding, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Venture Corporation and OUE.</li><li>Aside from Jardine Matheson Holdings, ComfortDelGro also ranked among the 10 stocks that booked the highest net institutional inflow in January.</li></ul>

CapitaLand Investment again led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 5 million shares at an average price of S$2.92 per share on Jan 26.It also led the share buyback consideration tally in January, followed by Yangzijiang Financial Holding, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Venture Corporation and OUE.Aside from Jardine Matheson Holdings, ComfortDelGro also ranked among the 10 stocks that booked the highest net institutional inflow in January.

Silchester takes ComfortDelGro stake above 7%

Yangzijiang Financial Holding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Managing director of Swensen’s ABR Holdings adds to his stake CapitaLand Investment again led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 11,965,200 shares at an average price of S$2.94 per share over the five sessions.</li><li>On Jan 19, ABR Holdings managing director Ang Yee Lim acquired 175,300 shares of the company for a consideration of S$83,432 at an average price of S$0.476 per share.</li></ul>

Managing director of Swensen’s ABR Holdings adds to his stake CapitaLand Investment again led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 11,965,200 shares at an average price of S$2.94 per share over the five sessions.On Jan 19, ABR Holdings managing director Ang Yee Lim acquired 175,300 shares of the company for a consideration of S$83,432 at an average price of S$0.476 per share.

Managing director of Swensen’s ABR Holdings adds to his stake

<ul><li>While Singapore's exports have lagged behind Taiwan and Korea in Nov-Dec 2023, they have showed signs of recovery after a year of steep drops.</li><li>External factors also affect the prospects of the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index's most traded stocks.</li><li>Some of the most traded index stocks, such as Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Dyna-Mac and Food Empire, have high P/B ratios compared to their historical averages, indicating strong market valuation.</li></ul>

While Singapore's exports have lagged behind Taiwan and Korea in Nov-Dec 2023, they have showed signs of recovery after a year of steep drops.External factors also affect the prospects of the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index's most traded stocks.Some of the most traded index stocks, such as Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Dyna-Mac and Food Empire, have high P/B ratios compared to their historical averages, indicating strong market valuation.

Taking Stock of Singapore’s Trade Contraction in 2023 

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AEM Holdings Limited designs and manufactures semiconductor manufacturing equipment and related tooling parts and precision machining of components for semiconductor industry.  The Company also manufactures and distributes electronics, engineering, chemical and related products. AEM provides engineering services.

AEM (AEM SP)

Recent AI Spotlight saw UMS & AEM Average 8.5% Gains on the Week

While Technology has ranked as both the strongest performing sector globally and regionally over the past 21 weeks, the 10 most traded...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75%

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions. Ng...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Silchester takes ComfortDelGro stake above 7%

CapitaLand Investment again led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 5 million shares at an average price of S$2.92 per share on Jan...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Managing director of Swensen’s ABR Holdings adds to his stake

Managing director of Swensen’s ABR Holdings adds to his stake CapitaLand Investment again led the buyback consideration tally, buying back...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Taking Stock of Singapore’s Trade Contraction in 2023

While Singapore's exports have lagged behind Taiwan and Korea in Nov-Dec 2023, they have showed signs of recovery after a year of steep...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)