Key highlights for the week ending 31 October 2014
- The SFI lost 0.23% to 119.40.
- YTD, the SFI currently outperforms the STI by 0.41%.
- The SFI posted its first weekly loss after five consecutive weeks of gains. Government bonds (SFI Government Bond Index) largely led the decline, losing 0.29%
- Despite last week’s decline, monthly performances of both the SFI and SFI Government Bond Index in October were the strongest thus far in 2014, with the indices up 0.96% and 1.27% respectively.
- YTD, corporate financial issuances continue to be one of the SFI’s strongest performing segments. Corporate financial issuances (SFI Financial Bond Index) are up 4.57%, outperforming both the broader SFI and SFI Corporate Bond Index.
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.23% |
0.96% |
3.78% |
2.83% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.29% |
1.27% |
3.50% |
2.60% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
-0.14% |
0.47% |
4.22% |
3.20% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.22% |
0.73% |
3.86% |
2.28% |
|
- &nbnbsp; SFI Industrial Bond Index |
-0.14% |
0.17% |
4.33% |
4.07% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
-0.03% |
0.35% |
4.57% |
3.75% |
|
SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
-0.05% |
0.23% |
1.24% |
2.76% |
|
SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
-0.20% |
0.74% |
2.67% |
2.58% |
|
SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
-0.23% |
0.93% |
4.33% |
2.91% |
|
SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
-0.27% |
1.45% |
5.81% |
2.91% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.53% |
1.94% |
6.53% |
3.16% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
1.60% |
-0.08% |
3.37% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 3 November 2014)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
