Key highlights for the week ending 7 November 2014
- The SFI lost 0.07% to 119.31.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 0.05%.
- The SFI and major sub-indices ended the week marginally lower. Government bonds declined (SFI Government Bond Index; -0.10%) whereas corporate bonds remained relatively unchanged (SFI Corporate Bond Index; -0.03%)
- Interest yield for corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index) is currently at an all-year high of 3.23%, having risen 11 basis points YTD
- The SFI was rebalanced on 3 November 2014. Six issuances, amounting to over S$800 million in market value, were added to the SFI.
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.07% |
-0.07% |
3.71% |
2.85% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.10% |
-0.10% |
3.40% |
2.57% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
-0.03% |
-0.03% |
4.19% |
3.23% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.10% |
-0.10% |
3.76% |
2.31% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
0.01% |
0.01% |
4.34% |
4.14% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
0.04% |
0.04% |
4.62% |
3.76% |
|
SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
-0.02% |
-0.02% |
1.22% |
2.76% |
|
SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
-0.09% |
-0.09% |
2.57% |
2.65% |
|
SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
-0.01% |
-0.01% |
4.32% |
2.90% |
|
SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-0.22% |
-0.22% |
5.58% |
2.92% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.04% |
-0.04% |
6.49% |
3.16% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
0.37% |
0.37% |
3.76% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 10 November 2014)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
