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.

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<li>Instead of buying software as a one-time purchase and installing it on a single device, SaaS allows users to access applications through the internet on a subscription basis. This has brought about greater convenience, flexibility, and potentially lower costs for users compared to traditional software.</li>
<li>The global SaaS market experienced a 20% growth in 2024 and is projected to expand at an annual growth rate of 12%, with the market potentially exceeding US$800 billion by 2030.</li>
<li>While North America remains the largest market, the Asia Pacific region is emerging as a key growth driver, with SaaS adoption expected to grow at a 15% CAGR by 2030, outpacing the global average</li>
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Instead of buying software as a one-time purchase and installing it on a single device, SaaS allows users to access applications through the internet on a subscription basis. This has brought about greater convenience, flexibility, and potentially lower costs for users compared to traditional software.
The global SaaS market experienced a 20% growth in 2024 and is projected to expand at an annual growth rate of 12%, with the market potentially exceeding US$800 billion by 2030.
While North America remains the largest market, the Asia Pacific region is emerging as a key growth driver, with SaaS adoption expected to grow at a 15% CAGR by 2030, outpacing the global average


Software-As-A-Service (SaaS): A Guide for Investors

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to move in a sideways-down pattern, with the support at 1,406 and 1,397 points (10-day EMA); the resistance is at 1,422/1,431 points.</li><li>The consensus expects the ECB to cut its policy rate by 25 bps to 4.0% (from 4.25%), the deposit facility rate to 3.5% (from 3.75%), and the marginal lending rate to 4.25% (from 4.5%) at its meeting on September 12.</li><li>We recommend stocks with positive outlooks: MINT, AP, and HMPRO.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move in a sideways-down pattern, with the support at 1,406 and 1,397 points (10-day EMA); the resistance is at 1,422/1,431 points.The consensus expects the ECB to cut its policy rate by 25 bps to 4.0% (from 4.25%), the deposit facility rate to 3.5% (from 3.75%), and the marginal lending rate to 4.25% (from 4.5%) at its meeting on September 12.We recommend stocks with positive outlooks: MINT, AP, and HMPRO.

Technical Analysis

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways down, with the support at 1,350/1,345 points (10-day EMA) and the resistance at 1,366/1,372 points (200-day EMA), in response to the MSCI Quarterly Review.</li><li>The delisting of stocks from the MSCI indices is expected to have a negative impact.</li><li>We recommend stocks with positive factors: SAWAD, SISB and MC.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways down, with the support at 1,350/1,345 points (10-day EMA) and the resistance at 1,366/1,372 points (200-day EMA), in response to the MSCI Quarterly Review.The delisting of stocks from the MSCI indices is expected to have a negative impact.We recommend stocks with positive factors: SAWAD, SISB and MC.

MSCI Quarterly Review to Impact Closing Prices Today

<ul><li>The February PPI report is anticipated to show a MoM rise of +0.3% and a YoY increase of +1.1% (compared to January's +0.3% MoM and +0.9% YoY).</li><li>The consensus expects better growth of +0.8% MoM and +1% YoY (vs. January at 0.8% MoM and +0.6% YoY).</li><li>We recommend stocks with positive news stories: TACC, ICHI, and BCP.</li></ul>

The February PPI report is anticipated to show a MoM rise of +0.3% and a YoY increase of +1.1% (compared to January's +0.3% MoM and +0.9% YoY).The consensus expects better growth of +0.8% MoM and +1% YoY (vs. January at 0.8% MoM and +0.6% YoY).We recommend stocks with positive news stories: TACC, ICHI, and BCP.

Keep a Close Watch on US PPI and Retail Sales

Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>The Federal Trust Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ) issued new guidelines for mergers and acquisitions addressing modern market realities.</li>
<li>Guidelines are aimed at preventing large corporations in highly concentrated markets from acquiring current and/or potential competitors with a view to monopolising their industries.</li>
<li>The new guidelines give regulators better ammunition to scrutinise vertical and cross mergers, giving them much needed “teeth” to challenge “clever” M&amp;A transactions.</li>
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The Federal Trust Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ) issued new guidelines for mergers and acquisitions addressing modern market realities.
Guidelines are aimed at preventing large corporations in highly concentrated markets from acquiring current and/or potential competitors with a view to monopolising their industries.
The new guidelines give regulators better ammunition to scrutinise vertical and cross mergers, giving them much needed “teeth” to challenge “clever” M&amp;A transactions.


FTC Under Lina Khan Is Armed with Shrewd Regulatory Arsenal Against Anti-Competitive M&A Deals

United States

Adobe Systems Incorporated develops, markets, and supports computer software products and technologies.  The Company's products allow users to express and use information across all print and electronic media.  Adobe offers a line of application software products, type products, and content for creating, distributing, and managing information.

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Software-As-A-Service (SaaS): A Guide for Investors

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

ECB Meeting

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move in a sideways-down pattern, with the support at 1,406 and 1,397 points (10-day EMA); the resistance...

Krungthai XSpring

MSCI Quarterly Review to Impact Closing Prices Today

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways down, with the support at 1,350/1,345 points (10-day EMA) and the resistance at...

Krungthai XSpring

Keep a Close Watch on US PPI and Retail Sales

The February PPI report is anticipated to show a MoM rise of +0.3% and a YoY increase of +1.1% (compared to January's +0.3% MoM and +0.9%...

Krungthai XSpring

FTC Under Lina Khan Is Armed with Shrewd Regulatory Arsenal Against Anti-Competitive M&A Deals

Clever business models are essential to outperform which includes astute M&A deals. With regulators getting trigger happy and equipped with shrewd...

Mint Finance

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