Daily Morning Note – 18 January 2022

Welcome to our Daily Morning Note from our Research team!

PHILLIP SUMMARY

Singapore shares closed higher for the eighth consecutive session on Monday (Jan 17), with the Straits Times Index rising by 5.98 points or 0.2 per cent to close at 3,287.95. Across the Singapore market, decliners outpaced advancers 258 to 193 after some 1.13 billion securities worth S$1.09 billion changed hands.

Other major regional indices were mostly down, as South Korea’s Kospi dipped 1.1 per cent, Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Composite Index fell by 0.8 per cent and both Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index slid by 0.7 per cent. On the other hand, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose by 0.7 per cent.

Stocks to watch: Singapore Airlines


BREAKING NEWS

SG

Catalist-listed pawnbroker Maxi-Cash Financial Services Corp is launching another S$36.75 million in Series 003 Notes, after “interest from its investors”, the board has said. The new set of 6.05 per cent notes due 2025 will be issued on Jan 24 and, combined with the initial notes announced earlier this month, will take the final aggregate principal amount of the Series 003 Notes to S$60 million, the board said on Monday (Jan 17). Maxi-Cash disclosed that investors – including some directors and controlling shareholders or their associates – had shown interest in launching more notes under the issue, which is part of the group’s S$300 million multi-currency medium-term programme. Such investors have been allocated some 42.9 per cent of the extra notes – which takes their share of subscription to a substantial 40.4 per cent of the entire Series 003 Notes issue. Series 003 Note holders also have the option to require Maxi-Cash to redeem their notes if chairman Koh Wee Seng and his siblings Ko Lee Meng and Koh Lee Hwee no longer have a combined shareholding interest of more than 50 per cent in the company.

Almost 600,000 passengers flew on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot’s planes in December, in its strongest set of results since the Covid-19 pandemic rapidly worsened in early 2020. The number is almost double the figure in November, and seven times the figure in December 2020, according to figures released on Monday afternoon (Nov 17). But experts said the rate of recovery is expected to slow down in the coming months, owing to the Omicron variant and the reduced quota for a quarantine-free travel scheme. The SIA Group, which is made up of the full-service SIA and its budget arm, Scoot, said the significant increase in passenger demand in December came on the back of a continued expansion of its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights and the year-end travel season.

Petrochina International Singapore climbed three spots to become the top marine fuel supplier in the world’s biggest ship refuelling hub in 2021, a year when the overall number of licensed suppliers fell by 4 to 41, official data showed on Monday (Jan 17). Shell Singapore’s bunkering unit, Shell Eastern Trading, fell from the top ranking in 2020 to third, behind Singapore’s Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services in second place, unchanged from 2020, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore data showed. Vitol Bunkers, previously Sinanju Marine Services, climbed six spots to rank fourth in 2021, followed by Trafigura’s TFG Marine in fifth, up 11 spots from 2020, the data showed. Mercuria’s Minerva Bunkering ranked 13th in 2021, up from 22nd in the year before.

US

Oil prices rose on Monday with investors betting that global supply will remain tight, although restraint by major producers was partially offset by a rise in Libyan output. Brent crude settled up 42 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to US$86.48 a barrel. Earlier in the session, the contract touched its highest price since Oct 3, 2018, at US$86.71. US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 53 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at US$84.35 after touching its highest price since Nov 10 at US$84.78. Trade was subdued due to the US holiday honouring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Gold edged higher after its best week in two months as traders weighed the outlook for monetary policy against the threat posed by a fresh coronavirus wave in the US. Facing pressure from Congress and the public to tackle the hottest inflation since the 80s, a chorus of Federal Reserve officials this month floated raising rates in March and the potential need to hike as many as five times this year, marking a clear shift in projections from just a few weeks ago. The central bank meets next Tuesday to decide on policy. Spot gold rose 0.2 per cent to US$1,820.91 an ounce at 11 am in London, after gaining 1.2 per cent last week, the most since November. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was steady after gaining 0.2 per cent in the previous session. Silver and palladium advanced, while platinum edged lower.

The US dollar edged lower on Monday (Jan 17) as traders took the view that Federal Reserve tightening moves were largely priced in, while the euro eased from Friday’s 2-month high. An unexpected cut to key lending rates in China highlighted it as the outlier, with other major central banks in talks to raise rates. China’s move only briefly weighed on the yuan. The US dollar index, which declined sharply last week until Friday’s leap, edged down 0.1 per cent at 95.076 at 0900 GMT.

Source: SGX Masnet, The Business Times, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, Reuters, CNBC, PSR

POEMS Podcast: Let the Money Talk

Recent Podcasts:

Bonus Track – CNY Edition

Daily Morning Note – January 14, 2022

Daily Morning Note – January 13, 2022

Visit www.stocksbnb.com to learn more!


Join our Phillip Securities Research Telegram channel for the latest update on our stock coverage!

Click here to join: https://t.me/stocksbnb


Webinar Of The Week

Weekly Market Outlook: Nasdaq 100, FAANGM, SPH REIT, SG Bank Monthly, SG Weekly

Date: 10 January 2022

For more on Market Outlook

Updates summarised in 3 minutes

Phillip Research in 3 minutes: #29 Keppel Corporation; Initiation

For more videos on Phillip in 3 Mins


Read the research report(s), available through the link(s) above, for complete information including important disclosures Important Information





Disclaimer
The information contained in this email and/or its attachment(s) is provided to you for information only and is not intended to or nor will it create/induce the creation of any binding legal relations. The information or opinions provided in this email do not constitute an investment advice, an offer or solicitation to subscribe for, purchase or sell the e investment product(s) mentioned herein. It does not have any regard to your specific investment objectives, financial situation and any of your particular needs. Accordingly, no warranty whatsoever is given and no liability whatsoever is accepted for any loss arising whether directly or indirectly as a result of this information. Investments are subject to investment risks including possible loss of the principal amount invested. The value of the product and the income from them may fall as well as rise. You may wish to seek advice from an independent financial adviser before making a commitment to purchase or investing in the investment product(s) mentioned herein. In the event that you choose not to do so, you should consider whether the investment product(s) mentioned herein is suitable for you. PhillipCapital and any of its members will not, in any event, be liable to you for any direct/indirect or any other damages of any kind arising from or in connection with your reliance on any information in and/or materials attached to this email. The information and/or materials provided 揳s is?without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. In particular, no warranty regarding accuracy or fitness for a purpose is given in connection with such information and materials.
Confidentiality Note
This e-mail and its attachment(s) may contain privileged or confidential information, which is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not read, use, copy, store, disseminate and/or disclose to any person this email and any of its attachment(s). PhillipCapital and its members will not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Contact us to Open an Account

Need Assistance? Share your Details and we’ll get back to you

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This material is provided by Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd (“PCM”) for general information only and does not constitute a recommendation, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to invest in any of the exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) or the unit trust (“Products”) mentioned herein. It does not have any regard to your specific investment objectives, financial situation and any of your particular needs. You should read the Prospectus and the accompanying Product Highlights Sheet (“PHS”) for key features, key risks and other important information of the Products and obtain advice from a financial adviser (“FA“) pursuant to a separate engagement before making a commitment to invest in the Products. In the event that you choose not to obtain advice from a FA, you should assess whether the Products are suitable for you before proceeding to invest. A copy of the Prospectus and PHS are available from PCM, any of its Participating Dealers (“PDs“) for the ETF, or any of its authorised distributors for the unit trust managed by PCM.  

An ETF is not like a typical unit trust as the units of the ETF (the “Units“) are to be listed and traded like any share on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”). Listing on the SGX-ST does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units which may be traded at prices above or below its NAV or may be suspended or delisted. Investors may buy or sell the Units on SGX-ST when it is listed. Investors cannot create or redeem Units directly with PCM and have no rights to request PCM to redeem or purchase their Units. Creation and redemption of Units are through PDs if investors are clients of the PDs, who have no obligation to agree to create or redeem Units on behalf of any investor and may impose terms and conditions in connection with such creation or redemption orders. Please refer to the Prospectus of the ETF for more details.  

Investments are subject to investment risks including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. The purchase of a unit in a fund is not the same as placing your money on deposit with a bank or deposit-taking company. There is no guarantee as to the amount of capital invested or return received. The value of the units and the income accruing to the units may fall or rise. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of the future or likely performance of the Products. There can be no assurance that investment objectives will be achieved.  

Where applicable, fund(s) may invest in financial derivatives and/or participate in securities lending and repurchase transactions for the purpose of hedging and/or efficient portfolio management, subject to the relevant regulatory requirements. PCM reserves the discretion to determine if currency exposure should be hedged actively, passively or not at all, in the best interest of the Products.  

The regular dividend distributions, out of either income and/or capital, are not guaranteed and subject to PCM’s discretion. Past payout yields and payments do not represent future payout yields and payments. Such dividend distributions will reduce the available capital for reinvestment and may result in an immediate decrease in the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Products. Please refer to <www.phillipfunds.com> for more information in relation to the dividend distributions.  

The information provided herein may be obtained or compiled from public and/or third party sources that PCM has no reason to believe are unreliable. Any opinion or view herein is an expression of belief of the individual author or the indicated source (as applicable) only. PCM makes no representation or warranty that such information is accurate, complete, verified or should be relied upon as such. The information does not constitute, and should not be used as a substitute for tax, legal or investment advice.  

The information herein are not for any person in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or availability for use would contravene any applicable law or regulation or would subject PCM to any registration or licensing requirement in such jurisdiction or country. The Products is not offered to U.S. Persons. PhillipCapital Group of Companies, including PCM, their affiliates and/or their officers, directors and/or employees may own or have positions in the Products. Any member of the PhillipCapital Group of Companies may have acted upon or used the information, analyses and opinions herein before they have been published. 

This advertisement has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.  

 

Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd (Co. Reg. No. 199905233W)  
250 North Bridge Road #06-00, Raffles City Tower ,Singapore 179101 
Tel: (65) 6230 8133 Fax: (65) 65383066 www.phillipfunds.com