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

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>October’s retail sales increased 10.4 per cent year on year (yoy), extending September’s 11.3 per cent growth and marking its seventh consecutive month of double-digit yoy growth.</li><li>The estimated total retail sales value in October was S$4.0 billion, of which online retail sales made up an estimated 13.0 per cent, compared to the 13.9 per cent recorded in September.</li><li>CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported 21.3 per cent y-o-y growth in tenant sales and 21.9 per cent y-o-y growth in shopper traffic for 9M 2022.</li></ul>

October’s retail sales increased 10.4 per cent year on year (yoy), extending September’s 11.3 per cent growth and marking its seventh consecutive month of double-digit yoy growth.The estimated total retail sales value in October was S$4.0 billion, of which online retail sales made up an estimated 13.0 per cent, compared to the 13.9 per cent recorded in September.CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported 21.3 per cent y-o-y growth in tenant sales and 21.9 per cent y-o-y growth in shopper traffic for 9M 2022.

REIT Watch - Recovery continues for S-Reits with Singapore retail assets

<ul><li>FOR the five trading sessions that spanned Dec 9 to 15, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.2 per cent, with the Hang Seng Index and FTSE Bursa MalaysiaKLCI both gaining 0.3 per cent.</li><li>Overall, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks for the five sessions ending Dec 15.</li><li>Between Dec 14 and 15, ABR Holdings managing director Ang Yee Lim acquired 319,900 shares for a consideration of S$143,656 at an average price of 44.9 Singapore cents per share.</li></ul>

FOR the five trading sessions that spanned Dec 9 to 15, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.2 per cent, with the Hang Seng Index and FTSE Bursa MalaysiaKLCI both gaining 0.3 per cent.Overall, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks for the five sessions ending Dec 15.Between Dec 14 and 15, ABR Holdings managing director Ang Yee Lim acquired 319,900 shares for a consideration of S$143,656 at an average price of 44.9 Singapore cents per share.

Celine Tang ups Suntec Reit stake, Digital Core Reit continues buybacks

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions S-Reits with Singapore based office assets reported growth in rental reversions and improvements in occupancy rates.</li><li>Its Singapore offices recorded a 7.9 per cent growth in rent reversion in 9M 2022 while portfolio occupancy increased from 92.9 per cent in Q2 2022 to the current 96 per cent.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions S-Reits with Singapore based office assets reported growth in rental reversions and improvements in occupancy rates.Its Singapore offices recorded a 7.9 per cent growth in rent reversion in 9M 2022 while portfolio occupancy increased from 92.9 per cent in Q2 2022 to the current 96 per cent.

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>With global inflation set to outpace global growth by 5% in 2022, the FTSE ST REIT Index has generated a 10% decline in total return this year, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.</li><li>This has brought the 5-year total return of the FTSE ST REIT Index to 15%, compared to 8% for the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index.</li><li>The partial rebound of the S-REIT Sector over the past month has also pared the FTSE ST REIT Index decline in total return for the 2022 year to 18 Nov to 10%, compared to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.</li></ul>

With global inflation set to outpace global growth by 5% in 2022, the FTSE ST REIT Index has generated a 10% decline in total return this year, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.This has brought the 5-year total return of the FTSE ST REIT Index to 15%, compared to 8% for the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index.The partial rebound of the S-REIT Sector over the past month has also pared the FTSE ST REIT Index decline in total return for the 2022 year to 18 Nov to 10%, compared to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index declining 22%.

S-REITs Narrow Discount to Book Value on Global Rate Outlook

<ul><li>Singapore’s 30 most traded stocks outside of the STI have seen ~S$670 million in net fund outflows in the 2022 YTD, with declines in October, bringing their average 2022 YTD decline in total return of the stocks to 5%.</li><li>Total returns of the five stocks over the 43 weeks varied from -10% for Riverstone to +202% for Golden Energy & Res.</li><li>Similarly, as energy stocks have led the global stock market this year, the four energy stocks tabled below have averaged 57% total returns over the past 43 weeks (with the median gain at 26%).</li></ul>

Singapore’s 30 most traded stocks outside of the STI have seen ~S$670 million in net fund outflows in the 2022 YTD, with declines in October, bringing their average 2022 YTD decline in total return of the stocks to 5%.Total returns of the five stocks over the 43 weeks varied from -10% for Riverstone to +202% for Golden Energy & Res.Similarly, as energy stocks have led the global stock market this year, the four energy stocks tabled below have averaged 57% total returns over the past 43 weeks (with the median gain at 26%).

Mixed Oct Returns for Singapore's Most Traded Non-STI stocks

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Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust is a commercial real estate investment trust. The Trust invests in income-producing real estate that is primarily used for retail and/or office purposes.

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REIT Watch - Recovery continues for S-Reits with Singapore retail assets

October’s retail sales increased 10.4 per cent year on year (yoy), extending September’s 11.3 per cent growth and marking its seventh consecutive...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Celine Tang ups Suntec Reit stake, Digital Core Reit continues buybacks

FOR the five trading sessions that spanned Dec 9 to 15, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.2 per cent, with the Hang Seng Index and FTSE Bursa...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits see growth in occupancy and rent reversions S-Reits with Singapore based office assets reported growth...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs Narrow Discount to Book Value on Global Rate Outlook

With global inflation set to outpace global growth by 5% in 2022, the FTSE ST REIT Index has generated a 10% decline in total return this year,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Mixed Oct Returns for Singapore's Most Traded Non-STI stocks

Singapore’s 30 most traded stocks outside of the STI have seen ~S$670 million in net fund outflows in the 2022 YTD, with declines in October,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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