General Announcement::News Release: SGX sustains growth in securities, derivatives and commodities in September

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-Oct-2015 08:17:28
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
News Release: SGX sustains growth in securities, derivatives and commodities in September
Announcement Reference
SG151009OTHRJS00
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Ho Lily
Designation
AVP, Marketing and Comms
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported year on year increase in securities, derivatives and commodities activities in September 2015.

Securities

Total securities market turnover value grew 7% year on year to $22.5 billion, despite fewer trading days in September 2015 as compared to September 2014. (September 2015: 20 days, September 2014: 22 days)
Securities daily average value (SDAV) increased 18% year on year to $1.1 billion.
Trading of STI stocks represented 73% of total trading value in September 2015, compared to 58% in September 2014.
Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was $227 million, up 2% year on year, on the back of a 39% increase in volume.
There were 24 new bond listings in September, raising $10.5 billion, with foreign issuers accounting for 79% of the bond listings.
SGX welcomed the listing of TLV Holdings Limited on Catalist in September 2015, bringing total number of listed companies on Catalist to 165, with total market capitalisation of $8.7 billion as at end September 2015. So far this year, $185 million has been raised from new listings on Catalist, an increase of 53% as compared to a year ago.
Total market capitalisation value of 772 listed companies stood at $876 billion as at end September 2015.

Derivatives

Total derivatives volume was 14.1 million, up 33% year on year.
Equity Index Futures volume was 12.1 million contracts, up 25% year on year.
FTSE China A50 Index Futures remained the most active contract with volume of 5.8 million, up 49% year on year.
Nikkei 225 Index Futures volume was 2.8 million contracts, up 9% year on year.
MSCI India Index Futures reached 56,472 contracts, up from 358 contracts a year earlier. SGX CNX Nifty Index Futures volume was 1.8 million, up 15% year on year.
Total FX Futures volume was 465,665, up 362% from 100,866 a year earlier.
SGX INR/USD Futures was 424,883 contracts, up 363% and remained the key driver of total FX volume growth.
Volume of OTC SGD Interest Rate Swaps was $7.9 billion, up 83% year on year.

Commodities

SGX AsiaClear derivatives volume was 964,770, up 151% year on year.
Iron Ore Futures volume reached 726,480 contracts, up 194% year on year. Of that, 8,350 contracts was SGX Iron Ore Lump Premium Futures, which was launched in August.
Forward Freight Futures volumes reached 22,616 contracts, up from 30 contracts a year earlier.
SICOM Rubber Futures, the world s price benchmark for physical rubber, was flat year on year at 46,733 contracts.

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Attachments

20151009_Sep_monthly_stats_news_release.pdf
SGX_Monthly_Market_Statistics_Report _Sep_2015.pdf
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