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>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net institutional outflow, partially reversing the preceding 10 sessions of S$251 million net inflow.</li><li>This has brought net institutional flow in the 2024 year to Oct 17, back to a net outflow of S$21 million.</li><li>Leading the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Oct 17 were United Overseas Bank, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore Airlines, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, Keppel, Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust and Jardine Matheson Holdings.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net institutional outflow, partially reversing the preceding 10 sessions of S$251 million net inflow.This has brought net institutional flow in the 2024 year to Oct 17, back to a net outflow of S$21 million.Leading the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Oct 17 were United Overseas Bank, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore Airlines, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, Keppel, Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust and Jardine Matheson Holdings.

CNMC, Travelite, Noel Gifts and LMS Compliance directors raise stakes

Singapore Technologies Engineering / Equity Bottom-Up

Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE SP)

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 13 to 19, with S$367 million of net institutional inflow, bringing total net inflows from the 15 trading sessions spanning Aug 30 (which included MSCI Index rebalancing) through to Sep 19, to S$1.2 billion.</li><li>Financial Services, Telecommunications, Industrials and REITs have led the net institutional inflow over the 15 sessions spanning Aug 30 to Sep 19.</li><li>Seatrium also bought back 1.17 million shares, taking the cumulative percentage of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) acquired on the current mandate to 0.37 per cent.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 13 to 19, with S$367 million of net institutional inflow, bringing total net inflows from the 15 trading sessions spanning Aug 30 (which included MSCI Index rebalancing) through to Sep 19, to S$1.2 billion.Financial Services, Telecommunications, Industrials and REITs have led the net institutional inflow over the 15 sessions spanning Aug 30 to Sep 19.Seatrium also bought back 1.17 million shares, taking the cumulative percentage of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) acquired on the current mandate to 0.37 per cent.

Institutions net buyers of Singapore stocks

<ul><li>Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 6 to 13, with S$523 million of net institutional inflow, following the S$328 million in net institutional inflow for the preceding five sessions.</li><li>Eight of the stocks also led the net institutional inflow over the preceding five sessions, with SATS and Singapore Airlines the exceptions.</li></ul>

Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 6 to 13, with S$523 million of net institutional inflow, following the S$328 million in net institutional inflow for the preceding five sessions.Eight of the stocks also led the net institutional inflow over the preceding five sessions, with SATS and Singapore Airlines the exceptions.

Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue

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

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The rally in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:660:1" rel="noopener">Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP)</a> over the last month should result in the stock being added to global passive portfolios late next month.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:660:1" rel="noopener">Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP)</a> trades cheaper than peers on forward PE but there has been a big rally in the stock over the last month.</li>
<li>There has been an increase in cumulative excess volume since mid-May and there will be positioning for the event, but there could be further gains in the stock.</li>
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The rally in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP) over the last month should result in the stock being added to global passive portfolios late next month.

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP) trades cheaper than peers on forward PE but there has been a big rally in the stock over the last month.
There has been an increase in cumulative excess volume since mid-May and there will be positioning for the event, but there could be further gains in the stock.


Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP): Cheaper than Peers with Index Inclusion Kicker

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

China Oilfield Services / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The largest player in Asia in the offshore oil services sector with limited competition</li>
<li>Business dynamics trending up as offshore exploration is the focus of many energy majors</li>
<li>Recent sell-off due to concerns over Aramco drilling delays provide a good entry point</li>
</ul>


The largest player in Asia in the offshore oil services sector with limited competition
Business dynamics trending up as offshore exploration is the focus of many energy majors
Recent sell-off due to concerns over Aramco drilling delays provide a good entry point


China Oilfield Services 2883.HK - Capitalising on the Boom in Offshore Exploration

Singapore

Seatrium is a Singapore-headquartered engineering firm providing innovative solutions to the global offshore, marine, and energy industries. It specializes in oil & gas newbuilds and conversions, offshore renewables, specialized shipbuilding, and repairs & upgrades. The company was formed in 2023 through the merger of Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine.

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Seatrium (STM SP)

CNMC, Travelite, Noel Gifts and LMS Compliance directors raise stakes

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Institutions net buyers of Singapore stocks

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 13 to 19, with S$367 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue

Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP): Cheaper than Peers with Index Inclusion Kicker

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding stock has moved sharply higher and that could lead to the inclusion in global passive portfolios. There will be...

Brian Freitas

China Oilfield Services 2883.HK - Capitalising on the Boom in Offshore Exploration

Asia's top offshore oil services player poised for growth with increased focus on offshore exploration and limited competition in vessel supply.

Rikki Malik

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CNMC, Travelite, Noel Gifts and LMS Compliance directors raise stakes

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Institutions net buyers of Singapore stocks

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Sep 13 to 19, with S$367 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue

Net institutional inflows into Singapore stocks continue Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP): Cheaper than Peers with Index Inclusion Kicker

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding stock has moved sharply higher and that could lead to the inclusion in global passive portfolios. There will be...

Brian Freitas

China Oilfield Services 2883.HK - Capitalising on the Boom in Offshore Exploration

​Asia's top offshore oil services player poised for growth with increased focus on offshore exploration and limited competition in vessel supply.

Rikki Malik

Asia's top offshore oil services player poised for growth with increased focus on offshore exploration and limited competition in vessel supply.