Below are key highlights for the week ending 6 June 2014:
- The SFI lost 0.20% to 117.71. The SFI is 0.88% shy of its all-time high.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.86%.
- In the latest monthly rebalance, six debt issuances were added to the SFI, including a S$675 million issuance by the Housing & Development Board.
- The SFI Corporate Bond Index continues to advance (YTD: +2.63%) despite a decline in the broader SFI.
- YTD and specific to corporate bonds, the SFI Corporate 10+ Year Bond Index currently outperforms the STI (4.76% vs. 4.17%).
SFI Returns
|
Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
|
SFI |
-0.20% |
-0.20% |
2.31% |
2.82% |
|
SFI Government Bond Index |
-0.36% |
-0.36% |
2.12% |
2.62% |
|
SFI Corporate Bond Index |
0.07% |
0.07% |
2.63% |
3.15% |
|
- SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
-0.04% |
-0.04% |
2.41% |
2.25% |
|
- SFI Industrial Bond Index |
0.18% |
0.18% |
2.93% |
3.93% |
|
- SFI Financial Bond Index |
0.14% |
0.14% |
2.70% |
3.72% |
|
SFI 1 – 3 Year Bond Index |
0.04% |
0.04% |
0.76% |
2.67% |
|
SFI 3 – 5 Year Bond Index |
0.08% |
0.08% |
2.03% |
2.59% |
|
SFI 5 – 7 Year Bond Index |
0.03% |
0.03% |
3.09% |
2.92% |
|
SFI 7 – 10 Year Bond Index |
-0.42% |
-0.42% |
3.47% |
2.95% |
|
SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
-0.92% |
-0.92% |
3.36% |
3.18% |
|
Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index |
0.11% |
0.11% |
4.17% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 9 June 2014)
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