Below are key highlights for the week ending 13 June 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):
- The SFI lost 0.20% to 117.47.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.86%.
- The SFI Corporate Bond Index registered its first weekly decline (-0.02%) in the last 10 weeks. The SFI Industrial Bond Index also declined (-0.03%).
- The SFI Financial Bond Index remained resilient and advanced (+0.07%) for the tenth consecutive week.
- The SFI Financial Bond Index demonstrates a stronger inverse correlation to the STI compared with the SFI Industrial Bond Index (YTD: -22% vs. -10%).
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
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|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.20% |
-0.40% |
2.11% |
2.84% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.32% |
-0.67% |
1.79% |
2.63% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
-0.02% |
0.05% |
2.61% |
3.18% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.10% |
-0.14% |
2.31% |
2.26% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
-0.03% |
0.15% |
2.90% |
3.93% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
0.07% |
0.22% |
2.78% |
3.76% |
|
SFI 1 – 3 Year Bond Index |
-0.03% |
0.01% |
0.73% |
2.67% |
|
SFI 3 – 5 Year Bond Index |
-0.15% |
-0.07% |
1.88% |
2.59% |
|
SFI 5 – 7 Year Bond Index |
-0.24% |
-0.20% |
2.85% |
2.97% |
|
SFI 7 – 10 Year Bond Index |
-0.22% |
-0.64% |
3.23% |
2.96% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.49% |
-1.40% |
2.86% |
3.21% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index |
-0.19% |
-0.08% |
3.97% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 16 June 2014)
