SFI Weekly
Key highlights for the week ending 2 January 2015
- The SFI gained 0.05% to 119.55.
- In 2014, the SFI has gained 3.89% (2013: -2.52%). Over the last five years (2010-2014), the SFI has enjoyed a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.22%.
- SFI gains were largely propped up by government bonds (SFI Government Bond Index: +0.17%). Corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index) however fell 0.13%.
- Interest yield for corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index) is currently at 3.277% (SFI: 2.868%), the highest since 18 Sep 2012 (3.285%). Year-on-year, interest yield for corporate bonds is up 15bps (SFI: +5bps Y-o-Y).
- There was no new inclusion to the SFI in the latest index rebalance. Currently, the SFI is represented by 253 issuances with a combined market value of over S$138 billion.
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Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 5 January 2015)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly Report - 5 January 2015