SGX Reports Market Statistics For March 2018

• New bond listings in March see FY2018 to-date beating the FY2017 record of 819 (S$384.7 billion)
• Another record month for SGX USD/CNH futures volumes as Renminbi internationalisation continues to drive demand for CNH hedging tools

Securities

• Total Securities market turnover value was at S$27.7 billion, down 15% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 5% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 21 trading days. There were 19 trading days in February 2018 and 23 in March 2017.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.3 billion, down 24% m-o-m and up 4% y-o-y.
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$254 million, down 26% m-o-m and down 29% y-o-y.
• Market turnover value of structured warrants and Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) was S$1.8 billion, down 14% m-o-m and up 26% y-o-y*.
• There was 1 new Catalist listing during the month, raising S$21.0 million.
• There was 1 new Mainboard listing during the month, raising S$421.6 million.
• There were 139 new bond listings, raising S$60.9 billion.
• Total market capitalisation value of 745 listed companies stood at S$1.0 trillion as at end-March 2018.

Derivatives

• Total Derivatives volume was 17.4 million, down 4% month-on-month (m-o-m) and up 11% year-on-year (y-o-y).
• Equity Index Futures volume was 13.5 million, down 8% m-o-m and up 9% y-o-y.
• FTSE China A50 Index Futures remained the most active contract with volume of 6.0 million, down 16% m-o-m and up 5% y-o-y.
• SGX Nifty 50 Index Futures volume was 1.9 million, down 12% m-o-m and up 5% y-o-y.
• Nikkei 225 Index Futures volume was 2.8 million, up 17% m-o-m and up 34% y-o-y.
• MSCI Taiwan Index Futures volume was 1.8 million, down 1% m-o-m and down 3% y-o-y.
• MSCI Singapore Index Futures volume was 831,721, down 14% m-o-m and down 3% y-o-y.
• MSCI India NTR Futures volume was 48,125, up 15% m-o-m**.
• Total FX Futures volume was 1.0 million, down 14% m-o-m and up 36% y-o-y.
• SGX INR/USD Futures volume was 653,359, down 29% m-o-m and up 3% y-o-y.
• SGX USD/CNH Futures volume was 333,353, up 37% m-o-m and up 237% y-o-y.
• Value of cleared OTC SGD Interest Rate Swaps was S$11.6 billion, up 1% m-o-m and down 35% y-o-y.