Below are key highlights for the week ending 14 March 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):
- The SFI gained 0.07% to 116.47.
- Interest yield for bonds hit 2.86% on Tuesday, the highest in over two years.
- YTD, the SFI has outperformed the STI by 4.20%.
- YTD, corporate bonds outperform broader SGD bond market: 1.35% vs. 1.24%.
- Duration of the SFI Industrial Bond Index is at a 52-week low (4.10 years). Meanwhile, duration of the SFI Financial Bond Index is at a 52-week high (5.69 years).
SFI Returns
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 17 March 2014)