SGX Reports August Volumes, Strong Annual Growth Across All Asset Classes
Monday,07/09/2015|08:27GMTby
Andy Traveller
However, a number metrics were down MoM after strong months of June and July. FX futures was the outstanding performer, surging 46% MoM.
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Singapore’s premier trading bourse, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has reported trading metrics for the month of August 2015 across all asset classes. While volumes tend to be down from a strong month of July, SGC continues to perform well on an annual basis.
The exchange saw the highest growth in FX futures volume, which surged 46% from July 2015, clocking 515,567 contracts. The number represents a 163.5% increase from the same month in 2014. By far the most active contract on the SGX was INR/USD futures, with volume up 43% from July at a new peak of 469,633 contracts. This compared with 48,570 contracts a year earlier.
Derivatives
Overall, while derivatives volumes were up 82% YoY, the number of contracts was down 21% on a monthly basis, at 17 million contracts. This is indicative of a strong performance which was recorded for the previous two months. Indeed, in June, the bourse recorded a whopping 22 million contracts on its derivatives market.
FTSE China A50 Index futures remained the most active contract with volume of 8.4 million for the month ending August 31, 2015. This represents a 40% MoM decline, although the figure remains buoyant on a longer-term basis, with a 127% YoY increase.
Commodities
In term of commodities, the monthly and annual picture remains consistent. Specifically, commodities derivatives volume fell 22% MoM but increased 285% over the year to 535,438 contracts.
Volume of SICOM rubber futures, the world’s price benchmark for physical rubber, was the only commodities derivative to post monthly growth, coming in at 60,047 contracts, which represents a 9% MoM and 95% YoY increase.
Securities
Finally, SGX’s securities metrics were strong across the board. The total turnover was $28.1 billion, up 16% MoM and 34% YoY, despite fewer trading days in August 2015 as compared to July 2015 and August 2014. The daily average traded value was $1.5 billion, up 35% from the previous month and 49% from August 2014.
There were 2 new listings in August on Catalist, raising $40 million, bringing the total number of listed companies on Catalist to 164 and total market capitalisation of $8.9 billion. Year to date, $168 million has been raised from new listings on Catalist.
Total market capitalisation value of 771 listed companies stood at $899 billion for August 2015.
Singapore, one of Asia’s largest financial centres, benefits from being an open marketplace for neighbouring countries whose capital markets environments are closed to foreign investors and/or are underdeveloped. Indeed, recent changes by the People’s Bank of China to the RMB reference rate and a volatile Chinese stock market led to record volumes for Chinese derivatives at the SGX in August.
Singapore’s premier trading bourse, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has reported trading metrics for the month of August 2015 across all asset classes. While volumes tend to be down from a strong month of July, SGC continues to perform well on an annual basis.
The exchange saw the highest growth in FX futures volume, which surged 46% from July 2015, clocking 515,567 contracts. The number represents a 163.5% increase from the same month in 2014. By far the most active contract on the SGX was INR/USD futures, with volume up 43% from July at a new peak of 469,633 contracts. This compared with 48,570 contracts a year earlier.
Derivatives
Overall, while derivatives volumes were up 82% YoY, the number of contracts was down 21% on a monthly basis, at 17 million contracts. This is indicative of a strong performance which was recorded for the previous two months. Indeed, in June, the bourse recorded a whopping 22 million contracts on its derivatives market.
FTSE China A50 Index futures remained the most active contract with volume of 8.4 million for the month ending August 31, 2015. This represents a 40% MoM decline, although the figure remains buoyant on a longer-term basis, with a 127% YoY increase.
Commodities
In term of commodities, the monthly and annual picture remains consistent. Specifically, commodities derivatives volume fell 22% MoM but increased 285% over the year to 535,438 contracts.
Volume of SICOM rubber futures, the world’s price benchmark for physical rubber, was the only commodities derivative to post monthly growth, coming in at 60,047 contracts, which represents a 9% MoM and 95% YoY increase.
Securities
Finally, SGX’s securities metrics were strong across the board. The total turnover was $28.1 billion, up 16% MoM and 34% YoY, despite fewer trading days in August 2015 as compared to July 2015 and August 2014. The daily average traded value was $1.5 billion, up 35% from the previous month and 49% from August 2014.
There were 2 new listings in August on Catalist, raising $40 million, bringing the total number of listed companies on Catalist to 164 and total market capitalisation of $8.9 billion. Year to date, $168 million has been raised from new listings on Catalist.
Total market capitalisation value of 771 listed companies stood at $899 billion for August 2015.
Singapore, one of Asia’s largest financial centres, benefits from being an open marketplace for neighbouring countries whose capital markets environments are closed to foreign investors and/or are underdeveloped. Indeed, recent changes by the People’s Bank of China to the RMB reference rate and a volatile Chinese stock market led to record volumes for Chinese derivatives at the SGX in August.
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