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Consumer Staples Sector Resilient Despite Flight to Cyclicals Post Election

SGX My Gateway
24 November 2016

The Singapore stock market has seen mixed returns across sectors post US-elections, with evidence of sectoral rotation to cyclical plays from less cyclical stocks. Singapore’s Consumer Staples Sector has remained relatively resilient despite its defensive nature, averaging a total return of 0.9% in the month-to-date, in line with STI’s 1.0%, but outperforming the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Consumer Staples Index’s -4.0%.

S-REITs Trading at Discounts to Historical Median Book Values

SGX My Gateway
22 November 2016

Post-US elections, the SGX S-REIT Index has corrected 4.5%, underperforming the flat performance of the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI), but in line with that of the MSCI World REIT Index, largely due to rising expectations of an interest rate hike by the Fed next month.

Key Maritime Plays Gained 5% on Wednesday

SGX My Gateway
17 November 2016

On Wednesday, trading volume of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) was almost triple its three month average volume, and trading volume of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings was more than double its three month average volume. On the close, the two stocks delivered respective session gains of 5.9% and 5.2%.

Singapore Banks averaged 4.1% Gain over Past Six Sessions

SGX My Gateway
15 November 2016

Singapore's three listed banks, DBS, OCBC and UOB averaged a marginal gain yesterday amidst declines in the broader markets. This was on the back of a 4.0% average gain last week, in contrast to the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Banks Index gain of 3.4%.

ETF Performance Highlights During, Post-US Elections

SGX My Gateway
11 November 2016

The unexpected election of Donald Trump as US President has sparked increased volatility and uncertainty in global markets this week. A Trump victory initially triggered a knee-jerk collapse in stock market futures and a surge in gold prices as investors fled to haven assets, but since then, global equity and commodity markets have registered mixed performances.

Gold Mining Trio Averaged 5% Session Gain on Wednesday

SGX My Gateway
10 November 2016

The three SGX-listed gold mining stocks have averaged 4.6% gain on Wednesday, ranging from +2.9% for Anchor Resources to 5.9% for Wilton Resources. All three SGX-listed gold mining stocks are at different stages of exploration and production and have all provided recent updates to their operations in the past fortnight. The SPDR® Gold Shares ETF gained 0.9% (1.5% in SGD) yesterday, bringing the one-month SGD equivalent total return to 4.8% and YTD gain to 19.2%.

Singapore Healthcare Sector Outperforms Regional Benchmark in YTD

SGX My Gateway
08 November 2016

The SGX All Healthcare Index has generated a 6.4% total return in the year-to-date, and maintains a dividend yield of 5.9%. This compares with the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Asia ex-Japan Health Care Index, which has declined 2.4% in Singapore dollar terms over the same period, and maintains a yield of 1.2%.

Consumer, Real Estate Plays Among Last Week's Volume Leaders

SGX My Gateway
07 November 2016

Three Consumer Staples stocks – Super Group, Japfa and SunMoon Food Company – and one Consumer Discretionary stock, Genting Singapore, were among the 10 biggest volume leaders last week.








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