Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT TP to 99 US cents, highlighting positive developments in the company.</li><li>UOB Kay Hian maintains 'buy' rating on SingPost, stating that divestments are progressing as planned.</li><li>DBS notes that despite a soft Singapore retail sector, premium groceries have long-term potential for growth. UOB Kay Hian also reveals top Malaysian stock picks in property, construction, and energy sectors.</li></ul>

UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT TP to 99 US cents, highlighting positive developments in the company.UOB Kay Hian maintains 'buy' rating on SingPost, stating that divestments are progressing as planned.DBS notes that despite a soft Singapore retail sector, premium groceries have long-term potential for growth. UOB Kay Hian also reveals top Malaysian stock picks in property, construction, and energy sectors.

Singapore Market Roundup (09-Jan-2025): UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT TP to 99 US cents.

<ul><li>Despite softness in Singapore retail, DBS remains optimistic about premium groceries, focusing on that market.</li><li>UOB Kay Hian's top Malaysian stock picks include JS-SEZ, benefiting from property, construction, and energy sectors.</li><li>DBS raises ratings for PropNex &amp; APAC Realty to 'buy', citing a strong new launch pipeline in 2025, and sold SingPost shares.</li></ul>

Despite softness in Singapore retail, DBS remains optimistic about premium groceries, focusing on that market.UOB Kay Hian's top Malaysian stock picks include JS-SEZ, benefiting from property, construction, and energy sectors.DBS raises ratings for PropNex &amp; APAC Realty to 'buy', citing a strong new launch pipeline in 2025, and sold SingPost shares.

Singapore Market Roundup (08-Jan-2025): DBS cautious on SG retail, bullish on premium groceries.

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There were index review announcements for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI INDEX</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">HSTECH</a>, HSCI, HSIII and some global indices last week.</li>
<li>There are a bunch of review cutoffs early in the coming week followed by announcements for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sse-science-and-technology-innovation-board-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29279:1" rel="noopener">STAR50 INDEX</a> and STAR100 Index later in the week.</li>
<li>Another week of outflows for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng H Share ETF (2828 HK)</a> as inflows to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-msci-emerging-markets-223f5da3-7054-4e4f-bc55-b7f0852c2581" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31998:1" rel="noopener">iShares Emerging Markets ex-China (EMXC US)</a> continue.</li>
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There were index review announcements for the HSI, HSCEI INDEX, HSTECH, HSCI, HSIII and some global indices last week.
There are a bunch of review cutoffs early in the coming week followed by announcements for the STAR50 INDEX and STAR100 Index later in the week.
Another week of outflows for Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK) and Hang Seng H Share ETF (2828 HK) as inflows to iShares Emerging Markets ex-China (EMXC US) continue.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSI, Screen Holdings, GMRI, SEA EM, MVIS, SET50, JP Positioning

Event-Driven

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<li>There could be large passive flows for stocks in Malaysia and Thailand in the next few weeks. Impact is especially high where there could be passive outflows.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ytl-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8553:1" rel="noopener">YTL Corp (YTL MK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ytl-power-international-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1239:1" rel="noopener">YTL Power International (YTLP MK)</a> are likely to have passive inflows.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dialog-group-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3649:1" rel="noopener">Dialog Group (DLG MK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/berli-jucker-public-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3685:1" rel="noopener">Berli Jucker (BJC TB)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/osotspa-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27004:1" rel="noopener">Osotspa Public Company Limited (OSP TB)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/banpu-public-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15363:1" rel="noopener">Banpu Public (BANPU TB)</a> could have outflows.</li>
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There could be large passive flows for stocks in Malaysia and Thailand in the next few weeks. Impact is especially high where there could be passive outflows.

YTL Corp (YTL MK) and YTL Power International (YTLP MK) are likely to have passive inflows.

Dialog Group (DLG MK), Berli Jucker (BJC TB), Osotspa Public Company Limited (OSP TB) and Banpu Public (BANPU TB) could have outflows.


Southeast Asia EM: Potential Passive Flows in February

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>DIALOG’s FY23 results were slightly below our expectation, but met consensus’ forecast.</li><li>YTD earnings declined slightly due to margin compression at the downstream segment.</li><li>Nevertheless, on an encouraging note, 4QFY23 EBITDA margin finally reversed its sequential downtrend since 2QFY21. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

DIALOG’s FY23 results were slightly below our expectation, but met consensus’ forecast.YTD earnings declined slightly due to margin compression at the downstream segment.Nevertheless, on an encouraging note, 4QFY23 EBITDA margin finally reversed its sequential downtrend since 2QFY21. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Dialog Group Berhad - Margin Recovery Finally Happens

Malaysia

Dialog Group Berhad is an investment holding company.  The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services, and plant maintenance services. Dialog also retails petroleum to oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, as well as markets specialty chemical and equipments.

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Changes in market cap and free float market cap will result in flows from global passive trackers for some Malaysia and Thailand stocks in Feb. The...

Brian Freitas

Dialog Group Berhad - Margin Recovery Finally Happens

DIALOG’s FY23 results were slightly below our expectation, but met consensus’ forecast. YTD earnings declined slightly due to margin compression at...

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

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