Below are key highlights for the week ending 15 August 2014:
- The SFI remained unchanged.
- YTD, the STI currently outperorms the SFI by 1.36%.
- The SFI Corporate Bond Index rose marginally (+0.20%). Conversely, the SFI Government Bond Index declined (-0.14%).
- The SFI Industrial Bond Index reached an all-time high (128.37) on Thursday, 14 August before closing the week at 128.36.
- YTD, 55 debt issuances have been added to the SFI Corporate Bond Index. The tenure of these issuances largely fell within 3 to 5 years and 5 to 7 years.
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
0.00% |
0.47% |
3.29% |
2.84% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.14% |
0.58% |
3.07% |
2.61% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
0.20% |
0.29% |
3.65% |
3.19% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
0.29% |
0.27% |
3.25% |
2.28% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
0.17% |
0.38% |
4.04% |
4.03% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
0.12% |
0.25% |
3.87% |
3.75% |
|
SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
0.02% |
0.11% |
1.01% |
2.72% |
|
SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
0.05% |
0.14% |
2.40% |
2.60% |
|
SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
0.05% |
0.55% |
4.12% |
2.94% |
|
SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
0.01% |
0.77% |
5.05% |
2.91% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.13% |
0.99% |
5.58% |
3.09% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
0.79% |
-1.76% |
4.65% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 18 August 2014)
1 Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
