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>Over the five trading sessions from Jan 10 to Jan 16, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional outflow of S$184 million, reversing the S$103 million net inflow over the preceding five sessions.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Jan 16 were DBS Group Holdings, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Exchange, Genting Singapore, Venture Corporation, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Hongkong Land Holdings, Centurion Corporation, and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT.</li><li>Between Jan 14 and 15, Centurion Corporation Executive Director and Joint Chairman David Loh Kim Kang acquired 10 million shares in two married deals, at S$0.935 per share.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Jan 10 to Jan 16, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional outflow of S$184 million, reversing the S$103 million net inflow over the preceding five sessions.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Jan 16 were DBS Group Holdings, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Exchange, Genting Singapore, Venture Corporation, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Hongkong Land Holdings, Centurion Corporation, and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT.Between Jan 14 and 15, Centurion Corporation Executive Director and Joint Chairman David Loh Kim Kang acquired 10 million shares in two married deals, at S$0.935 per share.

Centurion joint chairman David Loh raises his stake in the group

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Singapore banks are earning record profits, driven by elevated net interest margins and rising fee income.</li>
<li>Assets under management (AUM) grew significantly in 2024 for Singapore’s banks. DBS leads with S$401bn of AUM as of 3Q24 (+13.6% YoY), while OCBC reported S$284bn of AUM (+5.2% YoY), and UOB reached S$186bn.</li>
<li>Total non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB in 3Q24 rose 29% YoY to over S$5bn combined.</li>
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Singapore banks are earning record profits, driven by elevated net interest margins and rising fee income.
Assets under management (AUM) grew significantly in 2024 for Singapore’s banks. DBS leads with S$401bn of AUM as of 3Q24 (+13.6% YoY), while OCBC reported S$284bn of AUM (+5.2% YoY), and UOB reached S$186bn.
Total non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB in 3Q24 rose 29% YoY to over S$5bn combined.


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<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 22 to 28, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional inflow of S$188 million, reversing the net outflow of S$38 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 21.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional inflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Keppel, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Singapore Exchange, United Overseas Bank, Seatrium, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Eneco Energy and Thai Beverage Public Co.</li><li>On Nov 22, Lim Keen Ban Holdings Pte Ltd acquired 1.6 million shares of Cortina Holdings at S$2.90 per share.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 22 to 28, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional inflow of S$188 million, reversing the net outflow of S$38 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 21.Stocks that led the net institutional inflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Keppel, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Singapore Exchange, United Overseas Bank, Seatrium, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Eneco Energy and Thai Beverage Public Co.On Nov 22, Lim Keen Ban Holdings Pte Ltd acquired 1.6 million shares of Cortina Holdings at S$2.90 per share.

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Jardine Matheson Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$38 million.</li><li>This marked a slight reversal from the net inflow of S$384 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 14.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, DBS Group Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Genting Singapore, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Wilmar International and Keppel REIT.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$38 million.This marked a slight reversal from the net inflow of S$384 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 14.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, DBS Group Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Genting Singapore, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Wilmar International and Keppel REIT.

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<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 1 to 7, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$141 million.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over those five sessions were OCBC, Capitaland Ascendas Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, UOB, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Suntec Reit, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust and Keppel.</li><li>Notably, in the November 2024 rebalance, Singapore stands out as the only Asia developed market with a net increase in MSCI Standard Index constituents.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 1 to 7, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$141 million.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over those five sessions were OCBC, Capitaland Ascendas Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, UOB, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Suntec Reit, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust and Keppel.Notably, in the November 2024 rebalance, Singapore stands out as the only Asia developed market with a net increase in MSCI Standard Index constituents.

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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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