Below are key highlights for the week ending 19 September 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):
- The SFI declined 0.25% to 117.91.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.85%.
- The SFI Government Bond Index fell 0.31%, its third consecutive week of decline. MTD, the index is down 1.65%.
- Amidst a general decline in the SFI suite, the SFI Industrial Bond Index was resilient, reaching an all-time high (128.62) on Wednesday before closing the week at 128.47.
- The SFI Industrial Bond Index is currently represented by 87 constituents with a combined market value of over S$12 billion. Interest yield for the index is at 4.08%, one of the highest within the SFI suite (SFI: 2.89%).
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.25% |
-1.09% |
2.49% |
2.89% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.31% |
-1.65% |
1.81% |
2.68% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
-0.15% |
-0.23% |
3.57% |
3.22% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.33% |
-0.50% |
2.90% |
2.29% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
0.01% |
-0.02% |
4.13% |
4.08% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
-0.05% |
-0.03% |
3.99% |
3.77% |
|
SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
-0.01% |
-0.06% |
0.96% |
2.78% |
|
SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
-0.02% |
-0.50% |
1.82% |
2.68% |
|
SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
-0.13% |
-0.86% |
3.32% |
2.96% |
|
SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-0.38% |
-1.58% |
3.83% |
2.94% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.90% |
-3.20% |
3.37% |
3.24% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
-1.21% |
-0.66% |
4.34% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 22 September 2014)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
