General Announcement::News Release: SGX reports market statistics for August 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
10-Sep-2018 12:16:45
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
News Release: SGX reports market statistics for August 2018
Announcement Reference
SG180910OTHRGLK9
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Jo-Ann
Designation
Senior Associate, Marketing & Communications
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
- August saw listing of Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, first ETF to offer affordable access to basket of SGD-denominated corporate bonds
- SGX USD/CNH Futures volume post m-o-m gain for fourth straight month

Securities

- Total Securities market turnover value was at S$23.5 billion, down 4% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 9% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 21 trading days. There were 22 trading days in July 2018 and 22 in August 2017.
- Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.12 billion, up 0.3% m-o-m and down 5% y-o-y.
- Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$379 million, up 103% m-o-m and up 72% y-o-y.
- Market turnover value of structured warrants and Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) was S$1.82 billion, down 22% m-o-m and up 9% y-o-y.
- There was 1 new Catalist listing during the month, raising S$11.6 million.
-There were 94 new bond listings, raising S$32.36 billion.
-Total market capitalisation value of 745 listed companies stood at S$970.24 billion as of end-August 2018.

Derivatives

- Total Derivatives volume was 18.79 million, up 11% month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 18% year-on-year (y-o-y).
- Equity Index Futures volume was 14.66 million, up 13% m-o-m and up 19% y-o-y.
- FTSE China A50 Index Futures volume was 8.56 million, up 17% m-o-m and up 41% y-o-y.
- SGX Nifty 50 Index Futures volume was 1.55 million, up 1% m-o-m and down 16% y-o-y.
- Nikkei 225 Index Futures volume was 1.67 million, up 9% m-o-m and down 5% y-o-y.
- MSCI Taiwan Index Futures volume was 1.66 million, down 3% m-o-m and up 1% y-o-y.
- MSCI Singapore Index Futures volume was 772,528, down 1% m-o-m and down 7% y-o-y.
- MSCI India NTR Futures* volume was 84,917, up 2,083% m-o-m and up 1,466% y-o-y.
- Total FX Futures volume was 1.65 million, down 3% m-o-m and up 107% y-o-y.
- SGX INR/USD Futures volume was 995,500, down 8% m-o-m and up 65% y-o-y.
- SGX USD/CNH Futures volume was 645,235, up 5% m-o-m and up 256% y-o-y.
- Value of cleared OTC SGD Interest Rate Swaps was S$9.84 million, down 35% m-o-m and down 22% y-o-y.

Commodities

- SGX Commodities Derivatives volume was 1.44 million, up 14% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 24% year-on-year (y-o-y).
- Iron Ore Derivatives volume was 1.17 million, up 19% m-o-m and down 30% y-o-y.
- Forward Freight Derivatives volume was 71,182, down 28% m-o-m and up 70% y-o-y.
- Volume of SICOM Rubber Futures, the world s price benchmark for physical rubber, was 166,471, up 8% m-o-m and up 9% y-o-y.

The full report can be found here.

*Product launched in June 2017 so comparisons may not be meaningful.

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