SFI Weekly - 7 August 2017

 

 

					7 August 2017
		Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly – 7 August 2017
	SFI Weekly
	Key highlights for the week ending 4 August 2017
	·         Last week, the SFI edged down 0.04%, while the equity market, as measured by the STI, lost 0.13%.   ·         YTD, the SFI has underperformed the STI by 11.54% (3.93% vs. 15.47%).   ·         Gains in the Corporate Bond segment were outweighed by losses from Government Bonds.   ·         Sub-indices across the corporate bond segment rose across the board. The SFI Financial Bond Index gained the most, ending the week 0.15% higher.   ·         The SFI was rebalanced last Tuesday, 1 August 2017 – two new issuances were added to the suite.   ·         The SGD weakened against the USD, down 0.28% last week. YTD, the SGD has appreciated 5.80% against the USD.
	SFI Returns Index Total Return (%) Interest Yield (%) Yield to Maturity (%) Week MTD YTD Current Current   SFI -0.04% -0.05% 3.93% 2.82% 2.27% SFI Government Bond Index -0.14% -0.13% 3.56% 2.63% 2.10% SFI Corporate Bond Index 0.12% 0.09% 4.45% 3.15% 2.71% -       SFI Statutory Board Bond Index 0.09% 0.09% 4.65% 2.47% 2.06% -       SFI Industrial Bond Index 0.12% 0.06% 4.97% 3.96% 3.53% -       SFI Financial Bond Index 0.15% 0.10% 4.65% 3.38% 3.00% SFI Government 1-3 Year Bond Index 0.01% 0.01% 1.19% 2.65% 1.25% SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index 0.03% 0.03% 1.78% 3.03% 2.03% SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index 0.08% 0.06% 3.31% 2.56% 1.91% SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index 0.00% -0.01% 4.15% 2.84% 2.03% SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index -0.04% -0.03% 5.39% 2.85% 2.20% SFI 10+ Year Bond Index -0.33% -0.37% 6.24% 2.82% 2.54%   Equity Benchmark:  Straits Times Index1 -0.13% -0.09% 15.47% N/A N/A