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

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT SP)

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from August 8 to 14, with a net outflow of S$465 million.</li><li>Suntec REIT saw S$8.5 million net inflow, increasing its 2025 cumulative net inflows to S$53.7 million.</li><li>Keppel led share buybacks, purchasing 2.99 million shares at S$8.41 each, totaling S$55.8 million in consideration.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from August 8 to 14, with a net outflow of S$465 million.Suntec REIT saw S$8.5 million net inflow, increasing its 2025 cumulative net inflows to S$53.7 million.Keppel led share buybacks, purchasing 2.99 million shares at S$8.41 each, totaling S$55.8 million in consideration.

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia, Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Evolve Capital Research

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beverly-jcg-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11480:1" rel="noopener">Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP)</a> is a SGX-Catalist listed company. It offers a broad suite of services including invasive and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, dentistry and wellness treatments, amongst others.</li>
<li>As of Aug 2025, the firm has a total of two Ministry of Health licensed hospitals, four aesthetic and three dental clinics, most of which are located in Klang Valley.</li>
<li>BJCG reported their 1H25 results on 12th Aug 2025. In this note, we talk about the updates.</li>
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Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company. It offers a broad suite of services including invasive and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, dentistry and wellness treatments, amongst others.
As of Aug 2025, the firm has a total of two Ministry of Health licensed hospitals, four aesthetic and three dental clinics, most of which are located in Klang Valley.
BJCG reported their 1H25 results on 12th Aug 2025. In this note, we talk about the updates.


Beverly JCG - 1H25 Earnings Update - Turnaround Remains a Work in Progress

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

<ul><li>We recommend taking profit on META80 with a return of 7%, while cutting losses on HONDA19 and SINGTEL80 with returns of -6% and -7%, respectively.</li><li>At the same time, we suggest opening positions in BKNG80 and LOREAL80, which are DRs referencing BOOKING HOLDINGS INC., an online travel booking platform, and L'OREAL SA, a cosmetics and skincare company.</li><li>The average price of the underlying securities in the portfolio rose 1.16%, driven by strong gains in META and MSFT following the release of robust earnings results.</li></ul>

We recommend taking profit on META80 with a return of 7%, while cutting losses on HONDA19 and SINGTEL80 with returns of -6% and -7%, respectively.At the same time, we suggest opening positions in BKNG80 and LOREAL80, which are DRs referencing BOOKING HOLDINGS INC., an online travel booking platform, and L'OREAL SA, a cosmetics and skincare company.The average price of the underlying securities in the portfolio rose 1.16%, driven by strong gains in META and MSFT following the release of robust earnings results.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/isoteam-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6201:1" rel="noopener">Isoteam Ltd (ISO SP)</a> is a SGX-Catalist listed company with a focus on Singapore’s building maintenance and estate upgrading industry, providing solutions across the entire lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure. </li>
<li>Since inception, the firm has completed over 900 projects on more than 7,500 buildings. Its projects are mainly based in Singapore, with approximately 70% derived from public sector contracts. </li>
<li>We initiate non-rated coverage on ISOTeam. Post-COVID, the firm's order book has rebounded and profitability is back in the black since FY23. </li>
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Isoteam Ltd (ISO SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company with a focus on Singapore’s building maintenance and estate upgrading industry, providing solutions across the entire lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure. 
Since inception, the firm has completed over 900 projects on more than 7,500 buildings. Its projects are mainly based in Singapore, with approximately 70% derived from public sector contracts. 
We initiate non-rated coverage on ISOTeam. Post-COVID, the firm's order book has rebounded and profitability is back in the black since FY23. 


ISOTeam Initiation - Order Book Close to Record High

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/old-chang-kee-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10465:1" rel="noopener">Old Chang Kee (OCK SP)</a> is a SGX-Catalist listed company, specializing in grab-and-go finger food such as its signature curry puff as well as skewered seafood offerings. </li>
<li>It also offers chicken-based products such as chicken wings and chicken balls as a halal-certified food operator.</li>
<li>We initiate non-rated coverage on Old Chang Kee. Post-COVID, the firm’s revenue had steadily recovered to pre-COVID levels by FY23, with a notable shift in its sales mix.</li>
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Old Chang Kee (OCK SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company, specializing in grab-and-go finger food such as its signature curry puff as well as skewered seafood offerings. 
It also offers chicken-based products such as chicken wings and chicken balls as a halal-certified food operator.
We initiate non-rated coverage on Old Chang Kee. Post-COVID, the firm’s revenue had steadily recovered to pre-COVID levels by FY23, with a notable shift in its sales mix.


Old Chang Kee Initiation - Defying the Dip, Resilience Amidst F&B Headwinds

Singapore

Singapore Telecommunications is Asia's leading communications technology group, providing next-generation communication, 5G, technology services, and infotainment to consumers and businesses. It offers mobile, broadband, TV, fixed-line telephony, IT and network services, data centers, managed cloud, IoT, and cybersecurity solutions. The company is headquartered in Singapore and was founded in 1879.

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Beverly JCG - 1H25 Earnings Update - Turnaround Remains a Work in Progress

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Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

KTX Tactical DR Picks

We recommend taking profit on META80 with a return of 7%, while cutting losses on HONDA19 and SINGTEL80 with returns of -6% and -7%,...

Krungthai XSpring

ISOTeam Initiation - Order Book Close to Record High

Isoteam is a SGX-Catalist listed company focusing on Singapore’s building maintenance and estate upgrading industry, providing solutions across the...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Old Chang Kee Initiation - Defying the Dip, Resilience Amidst F&B Headwinds

We initiate non-rated coverage on Old Chang Kee. Post-COVID, the firm’s revenue had steadily recovered to pre-COVID levels by FY23, with a notable...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

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