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>For the first three weeks of August, the STI declined 6.5% in-line with the FTSE China A50 Index losing 6.6%, before the STI retraced 2.5% of those losses to finish the month down 4.2%.</li><li>Singapore stocks booked net institutional inflows of S$408 million and net retail inflows of S$600 million over the month.</li><li>As tabled above, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) booked S$163 million of net retail inflows in August, taking the accumulated net retail inflows for the first eight months of 2023 to S$201 million.</li></ul>

For the first three weeks of August, the STI declined 6.5% in-line with the FTSE China A50 Index losing 6.6%, before the STI retraced 2.5% of those losses to finish the month down 4.2%.Singapore stocks booked net institutional inflows of S$408 million and net retail inflows of S$600 million over the month.As tabled above, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) booked S$163 million of net retail inflows in August, taking the accumulated net retail inflows for the first eight months of 2023 to S$201 million.

Institutions & Individual Investors Net Buyers of Singapore Stocks in August 

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 18 - 24 Aug 2023 UOB led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 360,000 shares at an average price of S$27.93 per share, followed by Sembcorp Industries which bought back 1,095,000 shares at an average price of S$5.35 per share.</li><li>Between Aug 17 and Aug 23, QAF joint group managing director and executive director Lin Kejian acquired 1,586,000 shares at an average price of S$0.80 per share.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 18 - 24 Aug 2023 UOB led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 360,000 shares at an average price of S$27.93 per share, followed by Sembcorp Industries which bought back 1,095,000 shares at an average price of S$5.35 per share.Between Aug 17 and Aug 23, QAF joint group managing director and executive director Lin Kejian acquired 1,586,000 shares at an average price of S$0.80 per share.

QAF, JEP and Sinostar PEC directors acquire more stocks over the week

<ul><li>Actively traded high-turnover stocks in 2023 YTD This year, close to a quarter of Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks have registered double-digit percentage growth in daily trading turnover from their respective 2022 levels.</li><li>This saw the stock rank among the 85 most traded stocks so far this year, after ranking just outside the 170 most traded stocks in 2022.</li></ul>

Actively traded high-turnover stocks in 2023 YTD This year, close to a quarter of Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks have registered double-digit percentage growth in daily trading turnover from their respective 2022 levels.This saw the stock rank among the 85 most traded stocks so far this year, after ranking just outside the 170 most traded stocks in 2022.

Vibrant activity among top traded stocks on SGX

<ul><li>Within the Singapore stock market, Sembcorp Industries and Seatrium have booked the most net institutional fund inflows in the year to Jul 18.</li><li>Seatrium has been Singapore’s sixth most traded stock, while Sembcorp Industries has ranked among the 15 most traded stocks, up from ranking among the 30 most traded stocks in 2022.</li><li>Overall, Singapore Exchange-listed stocks have booked S$2.8 billion of net institutional fund outflow and S 4 billion of net retail inflow in the 2023 year to Jul 18.</li></ul>

Within the Singapore stock market, Sembcorp Industries and Seatrium have booked the most net institutional fund inflows in the year to Jul 18.Seatrium has been Singapore’s sixth most traded stock, while Sembcorp Industries has ranked among the 15 most traded stocks, up from ranking among the 30 most traded stocks in 2022.Overall, Singapore Exchange-listed stocks have booked S$2.8 billion of net institutional fund outflow and S 4 billion of net retail inflow in the 2023 year to Jul 18.

Taking stock of institutional and retail fund flows

<ul><li>On the move in early July, the STI posted a 2.1% decline during the first week, and a 3.5% gain the following week.</li><li>STI stocks that posted gains over each of the two weeks included UOL, SATS, Singapore Airlines and City Developments.</li><li>Among the 100 most traded Singapore- listed stocks this year, there were another 17 stocks that posted gains in each of the first two weeks of July, with one-third of these stocks representing the Industrials Sector: Acesian Partners, SingPost, ComfortDelGro, Dyna-Mac and Samudera Shipping, in addition to the aforementioned Singapore Airlines and SATS.</li></ul>

On the move in early July, the STI posted a 2.1% decline during the first week, and a 3.5% gain the following week.STI stocks that posted gains over each of the two weeks included UOL, SATS, Singapore Airlines and City Developments.Among the 100 most traded Singapore- listed stocks this year, there were another 17 stocks that posted gains in each of the first two weeks of July, with one-third of these stocks representing the Industrials Sector: Acesian Partners, SingPost, ComfortDelGro, Dyna-Mac and Samudera Shipping, in addition to the aforementioned Singapore Airlines and SATS.

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Singapore Airlines Limited provides air transportation, engineering, pilot training, air charter, and tour wholesaling services. The Company's airline operation covers Asia, Europe, the Americas, South West Pacific, and Africa.

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Institutions & Individual Investors Net Buyers of Singapore Stocks in August

For the first three weeks of August, the STI declined 6.5% in-line with the FTSE China A50 Index losing 6.6%, before the STI retraced 2.5% of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

QAF, JEP and Sinostar PEC directors acquire more stocks over the week

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 18 - 24 Aug 2023 UOB led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 360,000 shares at an...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Vibrant activity among top traded stocks on SGX

Actively traded high-turnover stocks in 2023 YTD This year, close to a quarter of Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks have registered...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Taking stock of institutional and retail fund flows

Within the Singapore stock market, Sembcorp Industries and Seatrium have booked the most net institutional fund inflows in the year to Jul...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Biggest Movers on Recent STI Swings

On the move in early July, the STI posted a 2.1% decline during the first week, and a 3.5% gain the following week. STI stocks that posted gains...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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