Key highlights for the week ending 9 January 2015
- The SFI gained 0.84% to an all-time high of 120.32.
- YTD, the SFI currently outperforms the STI by 1.45% (+0.66% vs. -0.79%)
- Government bonds (SFI Government Bond Index) gained 1.20%, reaching an all-time high of 118.54. Corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index) also closed the week higher (+0.27%), reversing last week’s losses.
- 2014 was a record year for debt securities listings on SGX. Of the 149 bond issuances in 2014, 73% were listed on SGX (2013: 140 bond issuances; 58% listed on SGX).
- The 3-month SIBOR has risen 49% since 1 December 2014 to its current value of 0.639%, the highest value since 16 April 2010 (0.659%). The exchange rate between the Singapore Dollar and US Dollar on 5 January 2015 (1.336) hit a level not seen since 20 September 2010 (1.334).
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Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 12 January 2015)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly Report - 12 January 2015