Key highlights for the week ending 23 January 2015
- The SFI fell 0.11% to 121.59.
- YTD, the SFI currently outperforms the STI by 0.34% (+1.72% vs. +1.38%).
- Decline in the SFI’s performance last week was attributed to losses in the government bond segment; the SFI Government Bond Index, fell 0.49% to 120.57.
- Conversely, corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index), saw a third consecutive week of gains (+0.51% to an all-time high of 125.44). YTD, the index has risen 0.94% - its strongest start to the year in its six-year history (historical average: 0.15%).
- Statutory board bonds (SFI Statutory Board Bond Index) advanced for a third consecutive week, gaining 0.70%. This is the index’s largest weekly gain since 20 September 2013 (1.26%).
- The SFI will be rebalanced next Monday, 2 February 2015.
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1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index. |