FW: SFI Weekly - 25 June 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

					25 June 2018
		Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly – 25 June 2018
	SFI Weekly
	Key highlights for the week ending 22 June 2018
	Last week, the SFI climbed another 0.15%, while the equity market, as measured by the STI shed 1.69%.   YTD, the SFI has outperformed the STI by 1.37% (-1.66% vs. -3.02%).   Government bonds gained 0.21% while corporate bonds increased by 0.06%.   Within the corporate bonds segment, the SFI Industrial Bond Index led gains with 0.07% increase.   The 3-month SIBOR increased 0.03bps over the past week.                                                                                         The SGD weakened against the USD, down 1.43% last week. YTD, the SGD has depreciated 1.62% against the USD.
	SFI Returns Index Total Return (%) Interest Yield (%) Yield to Maturity (%) Week MTD YTD Current Current   SFI 0.15% 0.15% -1.66% 2.79% 2.81% SFI Government Bond Index 0.21% 0.20% -1.91% 2.56% 2.61% SFI Corporate Bond Index 0.06% 0.08% -1.22% 3.18% 3.24% -       SFI Statutory Board Bond Index 0.06% -0.12% -1.82% 2.59% 2.89% -       SFI Industrial Bond Index 0.07% 0.20% -0.15% 3.78% 3.69% -       SFI Financial Bond Index 0.05% 0.23% -0.95% 3.48% 3.47% SFI Government 1-3 Year Bond Index 0.04% 0.05% 0.44% 2.22% 2.02% SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index 0.03% 0.06% 0.32% 2.70% 2.47% SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index 0.03% 0.02% -0.73% 2.55% 2.63% SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index 0.15% 0.22% -1.41% 2.80% 2.60% SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index 0.33% 0.27% -2.55% 3.01% 2.94% SFI 10+ Year Bond Index 0.38% 0.28% -5.17% 3.00% 3.01%   Equity Benchmark:  Straits Times Index1 -1.69% -3.74% -3.02% N/A N/A
	Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 25 June 2018) 1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.    Did you know? The TR/SGX SFI has been selected as the recommended Singapore fixed income benchmark by United Overseas Bank (UOB) following the discontinuation of the UOB SGS Index in June 2017. To find out more about the SFI and access the index resources, please visit the SFI webpage at www.sgx.com/sfi.   If you require any further information regarding the SFI, please contact index@sgx.com.   Index Services sgx.com
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