General Announcement::News Release: SGX reports market statistics for April 2018

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED
Securities
SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED - SG1J26887955 - S68
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
General Announcement
Date &Time of Broadcast
09-May-2018 12:05:04
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
News Release: SGX reports market statistics for April 2018
Announcement Reference
SG180509OTHRBN19
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Jo-Ann
Designation
Senior Associate
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
- Market turnover value of structured warrants and DLCs rise 44% year-on-year
- SGX USD/CNH futures trade in excess of US$1 billion for 15 consecutive days for first time

Securities

- Total Securities market turnover value was at S$26.7 billion, down 4% month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 24% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 21 trading days. There were 21 trading days in March 2018 and 19 in April 2017.
- Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.27 billion, down 4% m-o-m and up 12% y-o-y.
- Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$201 million, down 21% m-o-m and down 10% y-o-y.
- Market turnover value of structured warrants and Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) was S$1.72 billion, down 4% m-o-m and up 44% y-o-y*.
- There were 2 new Catalist listings during the month, raising S$65.5 million.
- There were 85 new bond listings, raising S$46.78 billion.
- Total market capitalisation value of 744 listed companies stood at S$1.05 trillion as of end-April 2018.

Derivatives

- Total Derivatives volume was 15.25 million, down 12% month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 13% year-on-year (y-o-y).
- Equity Index Futures volume was 11.95 million, down 12% m-o-m and up 9% y-o-y.
- FTSE China A50 Index Futures remained the most active contract with volume of 5.77 million, down 4% m-o-m and up 11% y-o-y.
- SGX Nifty 50 Index Futures volume was 1.65 million, down 14% m-o-m and up 3% y-o-y.
- Nikkei 225 Index Futures volume was 1.62 million, down 41% m-o-m and down 2% y-o-y.
- MSCI Taiwan Index Futures volume was 1.69 million, down 4% m-o-m and up 5% y-o-y.
- MSCI Singapore Index Futures volume was 942,305, up 13% m-o-m and up 16% y-o-y.
- MSCI India NTR Futures volume was 22,300, down 54% m-o-m**.
- Total FX Futures volume was 1.09 million, up 8% m-o-m and up 89% y-o-y.
- SGX INR/USD Futures volume was 786,438, up 20% m-o-m and up 61% y-o-y.
- SGX USD/CNH Futures volume was 282,097, down 15% m-o-m and up 264% y-o-y.
- Value of cleared OTC SGD Interest Rate Swaps was S$14.37 billion, up 24% m-o-m and down 19% y-o-y.

Commodities

- SGX Commodities Derivatives volume was 1.16 million, down 27% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 23% year-on-year (y-o-y).
- Iron Ore Derivatives volume was 931,085, down 31% m-o-m and down 31% y-o-y.
- Forward Freight Derivatives volume was 58,181, up 17% m-o-m and up 55% y-o-y.
- Volume of SICOM Rubber Futures, the world's price benchmark for physical rubber, was 147,438, down 14% m-o-m and up 37% y-o-y.

The full report can be found here.

*DLCs launched in July 2017.
**Product launched in June 2017 so no comparable volume available.

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