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>Industrial S-REITs reported growth in net property income due to stable occupancies and positive rental reversions in Q1.  </li><li>Mapletree Industrial Trust's FY25 distribution per unit rose 1% due to higher gross revenue and NPI.  </li><li>ESR Reit's NPI increased 31.3% in Q1, driven by acquisitions, AEIs, and higher contributions from existing properties.</li></ul>

Industrial S-REITs reported growth in net property income due to stable occupancies and positive rental reversions in Q1.  Mapletree Industrial Trust's FY25 distribution per unit rose 1% due to higher gross revenue and NPI.  ESR Reit's NPI increased 31.3% in Q1, driven by acquisitions, AEIs, and higher contributions from existing properties.

REIT Watch – Industrial S-REITs report NPI growth, but managers are cautious on outlook

Mapletree Industrial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Retail investors net bought S$92.5 million in S-REITs from April 7 to 10, indicating yield hunting behavior.</li><li>Institutional investors recorded net outflows of S$42.7 million in S-REITs, with MLT and CICT experiencing significant outflows.</li><li>NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF and Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF saw S$25 million combined net inflows.</li></ul>

Retail investors net bought S$92.5 million in S-REITs from April 7 to 10, indicating yield hunting behavior.Institutional investors recorded net outflows of S$42.7 million in S-REITs, with MLT and CICT experiencing significant outflows.NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF and Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF saw S$25 million combined net inflows.

REIT Watch - S-REITs’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT SP)

<ul><li>Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility.</li><li>S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8% total returns, driven by a 5.0% price gain in March.</li><li>Franklin Resources acquired 5.06% interest in Digital Core REIT, buying 969,800 units at US$0.577 each.</li></ul>

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility.S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8% total returns, driven by a 5.0% price gain in March.Franklin Resources acquired 5.06% interest in Digital Core REIT, buying 969,800 units at US$0.577 each.

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

CapitaLand India Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Keppel DC REIT's FY2024 net property income rose 6.3% to S$260.3 million, with DPU increasing 0.7% to S$0.09451.  </li><li>Digital Core REIT's FY2024 distributable income rose 10.9% to US$46.0 million, driven by robust cloud and AI demand.  </li><li>Mapletree Industrial Trust's third-quarter FY2024 DPU increased 1.5%, with growth from Osaka Data Centre and Tokyo facility acquisition.</li></ul>

Keppel DC REIT's FY2024 net property income rose 6.3% to S$260.3 million, with DPU increasing 0.7% to S$0.09451.  Digital Core REIT's FY2024 distributable income rose 10.9% to US$46.0 million, driven by robust cloud and AI demand.  Mapletree Industrial Trust's third-quarter FY2024 DPU increased 1.5%, with growth from Osaka Data Centre and Tokyo facility acquisition.

REIT Watch – Data Centre S-REITs report growth in latest results

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Jan 17 to Jan 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional outflow of S$393 million, adding to the S$184 million net outflow over the preceding five sessions.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through January 16 were DBS Group Holdings, CapitaLand Investment, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, SATS, Keppel, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, and Singapore Telecommunications.</li><li>As of Jan 23, Top Glove Corporation Bhd recorded the eighth highest net institutional inflow in the Singapore stock market for the month.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Jan 17 to Jan 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional outflow of S$393 million, adding to the S$184 million net outflow over the preceding five sessions.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through January 16 were DBS Group Holdings, CapitaLand Investment, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, SATS, Keppel, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, and Singapore Telecommunications.As of Jan 23, Top Glove Corporation Bhd recorded the eighth highest net institutional inflow in the Singapore stock market for the month.

Huationg Global’s Patrick Ng enhances stake amid robust business prospects

Singapore

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT is Singapore's first and largest listed business space and industrial real estate investment trust. It focuses on a diversified portfolio of business and industrial properties, including business and science parks, high-specification industrial properties, data centers, light industrial properties, and logistics and distribution centers across Singapore, Australia, Europe, and the US. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was established in 2002.

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CapitaLand Ascendas (CLAR SP)

REIT Watch – Industrial S-REITs report NPI growth, but managers are cautious on outlook

Industrial S-REITs reported growth in net property income due to stable occupancies and positive rental reversions in Q1. Mapletree Industrial...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility

Retail investors net bought S$92.5 million in S-REITs from April 7 to 10, indicating yield hunting behavior. Institutional investors recorded net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility. S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8%...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – Data Centre S-REITs report growth in latest results

Keppel DC REIT's FY2024 net property income rose 6.3% to S$260.3 million, with DPU increasing 0.7% to S$0.09451. Digital Core REIT's FY2024...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Huationg Global’s Patrick Ng enhances stake amid robust business prospects

Over the five trading sessions from Jan 17 to Jan 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional outflow of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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