Below are key highlights for the week ending 5 September 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):
- The SFI declined 0.25% to 118.91.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 2.14%.
- Larger declines were seen with government bonds (SFI Government Bond Index), falling 0.37% last week.
- Interest yield for corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index) is currently at its highest point in 2014 (3.21%).
- Six issuances (~S$980M in market value) were added to the SFI in the latest index rebalance. All six were corporate issuances.
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.25% |
-0.25% |
3.36% |
2.86% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.37% |
-0.37% |
3.13% |
2.64% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
-0.07% |
-0.07% |
3.72% |
3.21% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.06% |
-0.06% |
3.36% |
2.28% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
-0.10% |
-0.10% |
4.05% |
4.08% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
-0.08% |
-0.08% |
3.94% |
3.77% |
|
SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.03% |
2.78% |
|
SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
-0.21% |
-0.21% |
2.13% |
2.67% |
|
SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
-0.36% |
-0.36% |
3.84% |
2.94% |
|
SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-0.33% |
-0.33% |
5.16% |
2.90% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.54% |
-0.54% |
6.21% |
3.14% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
0.44% |
0.44% |
5.50% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 8 September 2014)
[1]Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
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