SFI Weekly - 7 March 2016

					7 March 2016
		Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly – 7 March 2016
	SFI Weekly
	Key highlights for the week ending 4 March 2016
	·         Last week, the SFI rose 0.45%.  The equity market, as measured by the STI surged 7.08%. ·         YTD, the SFI has outperformed the STI by 3.52% (1.93% vs. -1.59%). ·         The SFI ended the week 0.45% higher. The index rose across both the government bond segment (SFI Government Bond Index) and corporate bond segment (SFI Corporate Bond Index). ·         Statutory board bonds are up 4.34% y-o-y, the best performer within the SFI suite, and therefore supporting gains in the SFI Corporate Bond Index. ·         The SFI was rebalanced on Tuesday, with one new issuance of S$2B by the Singapore Government added to the SFI. ·         The SGD appreciated against the USD, up 2.18% last week. YTD, the SGD has appreciated 3.01% against the USD.
	SFI Returns Index Total Return (%) Interest Yield (%) Yield to Maturity (%) Week MTD YTD Current Current SFI 0.45% 0.41% 1.93% 2.85% 2.56% SFI Government Bond Index 0.63% 0.52% 2.53% 2.55% 2.23% SFI Corporate Bond Index 0.16% 0.23% 1.01% 3.35% 3.35% -       SFI Statutory Board Bond Index 0.25% 0.30% 2.08% 2.43% 2.39% -       SFI Industrial Bond Index 0.06% 0.17% -0.45% 4.38% 4.65% -       SFI Financial Bond Index 0.16% 0.20% 0.88% 3.70% 3.64% SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index 0.12% 0.14% 0.24% 2.78% 2.58% SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index 0.18% 0.21% 1.26% 2.84% 2.25% SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index 0.38% 0.34% 2.08% 2.72% 2.35% SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index 0.66% 0.54% 3.00% 2.84% 2.42% SFI 10+ Year Bond Index 1.10% 0.94% 4.20% 3.05% 2.78% Equity Benchmark:  Straits Times Index1 7.08% 6.39% -1.59% N/A N/A
	Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 7 March 2016) 1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.