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>In 1Q25, the three STI banks reported a combined Net Interest Income of S$8.4 billion and non-interest income of S$4.8 billion.</li><li>Over the first four months of 2025, the STI banks led share buybacks with a combined S$550 million consideration.</li><li>DBS, UOB, and OCBC have announced capital management initiatives including share buybacks and special dividends for 2025.</li></ul>

In 1Q25, the three STI banks reported a combined Net Interest Income of S$8.4 billion and non-interest income of S$4.8 billion.Over the first four months of 2025, the STI banks led share buybacks with a combined S$550 million consideration.DBS, UOB, and OCBC have announced capital management initiatives including share buybacks and special dividends for 2025.

STI Banks Report Robust 1Q25 Financial Performance

<ul><li>Net institutional outflow for Singapore stocks narrowed to S$18 million from March 14-20, totaling S$1.47 billion YTD.  </li><li>Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation led share buybacks with 1.05 million shares at S$16.85 each, totaling S$29.8 million.  </li><li>Hosen Group's FY24 revenue increased 8.1% to S$72.75 million, with net profit doubling to S$1.974 million.</li></ul>

Net institutional outflow for Singapore stocks narrowed to S$18 million from March 14-20, totaling S$1.47 billion YTD.  Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation led share buybacks with 1.05 million shares at S$16.85 each, totaling S$29.8 million.  Hosen Group's FY24 revenue increased 8.1% to S$72.75 million, with net profit doubling to S$1.974 million.

Daniel Lim Increases Stake in Hosen Group

<ul><li>The combined weightage of DBS, OCBC, and UOB in the Straits Times Index increased to 54.3%.</li><li>Analysts revised the 12-month Consensus Estimate Target Prices for DBS, OCBC, and UOB upwards in 2024.</li><li>DBS launched a S$3 billion share buyback program, marking its first share cancellation after buybacks.</li></ul>

The combined weightage of DBS, OCBC, and UOB in the Straits Times Index increased to 54.3%.Analysts revised the 12-month Consensus Estimate Target Prices for DBS, OCBC, and UOB upwards in 2024.DBS launched a S$3 billion share buyback program, marking its first share cancellation after buybacks.

Upcoming Earnings Reports: DBS, OCBC, and UOB in Focus

Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Banks DBS, OCBC, and UOB, accounting for 54% of STI's weight, averaged 3.2% returns in January 2025.  </li><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow exceeding S$500 million in January 2025.  </li><li>Keppel Pacific Oak REIT led the S-REIT sector with a 17.1% return in USD terms in January 2025.</li></ul>

Banks DBS, OCBC, and UOB, accounting for 54% of STI's weight, averaged 3.2% returns in January 2025.  Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow exceeding S$500 million in January 2025.  Keppel Pacific Oak REIT led the S-REIT sector with a 17.1% return in USD terms in January 2025.

STI Begins New Year with 1.8% Return, Led by Singtel & Seatrium

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

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited offers a comprehensive range of financial services.  The Company's services include deposit-taking, corporate, enterprise and personal lending, international trade financing, investment banking, private banking, treasury, stockbroking, insurance, credit cards, cash management, asset management and other financial and related services.

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OCBC (OCBC SP)

STI Banks Report Robust 1Q25 Financial Performance

In 1Q25, the three STI banks reported a combined Net Interest Income of S$8.4 billion and non-interest income of S$4.8 billion. Over the first...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Daniel Lim Increases Stake in Hosen Group

Net institutional outflow for Singapore stocks narrowed to S$18 million from March 14-20, totaling S$1.47 billion YTD. Oversea-Chinese Banking...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Upcoming Earnings Reports: DBS, OCBC, and UOB in Focus

The combined weightage of DBS, OCBC, and UOB in the Straits Times Index increased to 54.3%. Analysts revised the 12-month Consensus Estimate...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

STI Begins New Year with 1.8% Return, Led by Singtel & Seatrium

Banks DBS, OCBC, and UOB, accounting for 54% of STI's weight, averaged 3.2% returns in January 2025. Institutions were net sellers of Singapore...

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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