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

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Industrial S-REITs in Singapore showed stable performance in Q3 2025, with positive rental reversions and stable occupancy.</li><li>Alpha Integrated REIT's DPU increased by 38.4% year-on-year, while ESR REIT's distributable income rose by 6.8%.</li><li>Mapletree Industrial Trust's DPU declined by 5.6% due to absence of divestment gain and foreign exchange headwinds.</li></ul>

Industrial S-REITs in Singapore showed stable performance in Q3 2025, with positive rental reversions and stable occupancy.Alpha Integrated REIT's DPU increased by 38.4% year-on-year, while ESR REIT's distributable income rose by 6.8%.Mapletree Industrial Trust's DPU declined by 5.6% due to absence of divestment gain and foreign exchange headwinds.

REIT Watch - Industrial S-REITs deliver stable operating performance in Q3

Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Analysts remain optimistic on CICT, stating it's 'revving on all engines.'</li><li>UOB Kay Hian starts coverage on Centurion REIT, target price $1.23.</li><li>DBS rates CAO a 'buy,' citing capital inefficiency and potential dividend increases.</li></ul>

Analysts remain optimistic on CICT, stating it's 'revving on all engines.'UOB Kay Hian starts coverage on Centurion REIT, target price $1.23.DBS rates CAO a 'buy,' citing capital inefficiency and potential dividend increases.

Singapore Market Roundup (29-Oct-2025): Analysts are optimistic on CICT, citing strong

<ul><li>RHB's Yeo increases HRnetGroup target price to 85 cents.</li><li>JP Morgan upgrades Keppel REIT and MLT due to lower debt costs and strong demand.</li><li>Analysts raise iFast's TPs after record AUA and net profit in 3QFY2025.</li></ul>

RHB's Yeo increases HRnetGroup target price to 85 cents.JP Morgan upgrades Keppel REIT and MLT due to lower debt costs and strong demand.Analysts raise iFast's TPs after record AUA and net profit in 3QFY2025.

Singapore Market Roundup (28-Oct-2025): RHB's Yeo raises HRnetGroup target price to 85 cents.

<ul><li>Six S-REITs reported growth in distributable income due to higher gross revenue, net property income, and decreased borrowing costs.</li><li>Digital Core REIT and Keppel DC REIT saw significant increases in NPI and distributable income, driven by acquisitions and demand.</li><li>Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Suntec REIT, and OUE REIT reported improved DPU, supported by stronger operational performance and lower financing costs.</li></ul>

Six S-REITs reported growth in distributable income due to higher gross revenue, net property income, and decreased borrowing costs.Digital Core REIT and Keppel DC REIT saw significant increases in NPI and distributable income, driven by acquisitions and demand.Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Suntec REIT, and OUE REIT reported improved DPU, supported by stronger operational performance and lower financing costs.

REIT Watch - Q3 reporting season kicks off with growth in distributions for S-REITs

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Centurion Accommodation REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/centurion-accomodation-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45779:1" rel="noopener">Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP)</a> (CAREIT) raised around US$600m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) raised around US$600m in its Singapore IPO.
CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO Trading - Strong Institutional and Retail Demand

Singapore

Mapletree Logistics Trust is an Asia-focused logistics real estate investment trust. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate which is used for logistics purposes.

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Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP)

REIT Watch - Industrial S-REITs deliver stable operating performance in Q3

Industrial S-REITs in Singapore showed stable performance in Q3 2025, with positive rental reversions and stable occupancy. Alpha Integrated...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Market Roundup (29-Oct-2025): Analysts are optimistic on CICT, citing strong

Analysts are optimistic on CICT, UOB Kay Hian sets Centurion REIT target at $1.23, and DBS rates CAO a 'buy' for its capital inefficiency and...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (28-Oct-2025): RHB's Yeo raises HRnetGroup target price to 85 cents.

RHB raises HRnetGroup target to 85 cents; JP Morgan upgrades Keppel REIT and MLT; analysts boost iFast TPs after record AUA and net profit in...

Singapore Market Roundup

REIT Watch - Q3 reporting season kicks off with growth in distributions for S-REITs

Six S-REITs reported growth in distributable income due to higher gross revenue, net property income, and decreased borrowing costs. Digital Core...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO Trading - Strong Institutional and Retail Demand

Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) raised around US$600m in its Singapore IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading updates.

Sumeet Singh

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