Market Journal
Local investors constantly seek investment products that are liquid and versatile in order to manage their risks better and for diversification of their portfolios. One such product that meets these requirements would be the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). There are many variants of ETFs, allowing investors to invest and have exposure in sectors, industries, countries,…Read More
Phillip Securities, Global Market department is pleased to present our emails series on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Since the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect has been approved by the China governmen...Read More
The Small and Medium Enterprise Board (SME Board) was launched by the government on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2004. It is a sub-board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for the listing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal is to help those SMEs with growth prospects, to have a listing on the…Read More
The ChiNext Market was launched by the government under the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 23 Oct 2009. The difference between ChiNext and the main board lies in their mechanisms of financing, investment and risk management for issuers at various stages of development, rather than simply the sizes. Fully independent from the main board market, ChiNext…Read More
U.S. Presidential Election – The “shocking” win Be it the stock market or the political arena, last week was an action-packed week, which can be considered one of the most significant week this year. Unless you have been staying in a cave without any connection to the world, you should most probably know by now…Read More
Straits Times Index (STI) STI has finally broken the support below 2800 to close at 2788.80 last Friday, after 14 weeks of sideways trading. However, we noticed higher transaction volume in the past 3 days while the index plunged lower. This might be a signal of investors “cashing out” from the stock market ahead of…Read More
It is Q3 earnings season again. Analysts are working overtime to churn out their reports within the next few days while market participants stay up-to-date on recent earnings to determine the fair value (in their personal opinion) of each company. Our local Banks, DBS, OCBC and UOB, seem to hold a special place in investors’/traders’…Read More
Straits Times Index The Straits Times Index (STI) closed 60.50 points, or 2.1% lower to 2815.24 last Friday, compared to a closing of 2,875.24 on the 7th of October. The STI continues to show signs of weakness, as year to date performance is currently down by 73.99 points, or approximately 2.6%, from the opening of…Read More
U.S. Events The events to take note this week will be the U.S. Federal Reserve’s release of its September policy meeting on Wednesday, 2pm (Singapore time, Thursday, 2am). The Fed has policy meetings scheduled in early November and mid-December. It is widely expected that the Fed policymakers will avoid a rate hike before the U.S….Read More
Over the weekend, we have garnered extremely high interest on our company’s latest launch on Real Estate Investment Trust ETF. The initial offering period will be till 13 October 2016, while trading for this counter will start trading 9am on 20 October 2016. It is the first SGX Reit ETF listed in Singapore tracking both…Read More

