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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<ul><li>Earnings Focus Reduces Buybacks & Director Acquisition Filings The Hour Glass led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 795,000 shares at an average price of S$1.55 per share over two sessions.</li><li>Directors or CEOs filed eight acquisitions and one disposal while substantial shareholders filed three acquisitions and two disposals.</li></ul>

Earnings Focus Reduces Buybacks & Director Acquisition Filings The Hour Glass led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 795,000 shares at an average price of S$1.55 per share over two sessions.Directors or CEOs filed eight acquisitions and one disposal while substantial shareholders filed three acquisitions and two disposals.

Earnings Focus Reduces Buybacks & Director Acquisition Filings

<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%

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.</li><li>The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

<ul><li>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.</li><li>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.</li></ul>

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.

Banks lead Q3 2023 net institutional inflow

<ul><li>Singapore Grade A office rent and core CBD Occupancy According to CBRE Research’s latest Singapore Occupier Sentiment Survey, office utilisation in Asia-Pacific outpaced that in Europe and the US.</li><li>Similarly, MPACT saw positive rental reversions in its latest Q2FY23 update, with Mapletree Business Centre at 7.1 per cent and the rest of Singapore office properties and business parks at 8.9 per cent.</li><li>Looking ahead, MPACT expects rents for business parks to remain flat or stable with minimal growth in 2023 despite the expected rise in vacancy, as new and good-quality business parks will command higher rental rates.</li></ul>

Singapore Grade A office rent and core CBD Occupancy According to CBRE Research’s latest Singapore Occupier Sentiment Survey, office utilisation in Asia-Pacific outpaced that in Europe and the US.Similarly, MPACT saw positive rental reversions in its latest Q2FY23 update, with Mapletree Business Centre at 7.1 per cent and the rest of Singapore office properties and business parks at 8.9 per cent.Looking ahead, MPACT expects rents for business parks to remain flat or stable with minimal growth in 2023 despite the expected rise in vacancy, as new and good-quality business parks will command higher rental rates.

REIT Watch - Positive rent reversions recorded across Singapore office market

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CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and invests in income-producing commercial properties, including retail malls, office buildings, and integrated developments. Its diversified portfolio is predominantly located in Singapore, with additional assets in Germany and Australia. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was formed in 2020.

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)

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CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)

Earnings Focus Reduces Buybacks & Director Acquisition Filings

Earnings Focus Reduces Buybacks & Director Acquisition Filings The Hour Glass led the buyback consideration tally, buying back 795,000 shares...

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)

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Positive rent reversions recorded across Singapore office market

Singapore Grade A office rent and core CBD Occupancy According to CBRE Research’s latest Singapore Occupier Sentiment Survey, office utilisation...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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