OREANDA-NEWS. October 12, 2015. Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported year on year increase in securities, derivatives and commodities activities in September 2015.

Securities 

  • Total securities market turnover value grew 7% year on year to \\$22.5 billion, despite fewer trading days in September 2015 as compared to September 2014. (September 2015: 20 days, September 2014: 22 days)
  • Securities daily average value (SDAV) increased 18% year on year to \\$1.1 billion. 
  • Trading of STI stocks represented 73% of total trading value in September 2015, compared to 58% in September 2014. 
  • Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was \\$227 million, up 2% year on year, on the back of a 39% increase in volume.
  • There were 24 new bond listings in September, raising \\$10.5 billion, with foreign issuers accounting for 79% of the bond listings.
  • SGX welcomed the listing of TLV Holdings Limited on Catalist in September 2015, bringing total number of listed companies on Catalist to 165, with total market capitalisation of \\$8.7 billion as at end September 2015. So far this year, \\$185 million has been raised from new listings on Catalist, an increase of 53% as compared to a year ago.
  • Total market capitalisation value of 772 listed companies stood at \\$876 billion as at end September 2015.

Derivatives 

  • Total derivatives volume was 14.1 million, up 33% year on year.
  • Equity Index Futures volume was 12.1 million contracts, up 25% year on year. 
  • FTSE China A50 Index Futures remained the most active contract with volume of 5.8 million, up 49% year on year.
  • Nikkei 225 Index Futures volume was 2.8 million contracts, up 9% year on year.
  • MSCI India Index Futures reached 56,472 contracts, up from 358 contracts a year earlier. SGX CNX Nifty Index Futures volume was 1.8 million, up 15% year on year.
  • Total FX Futures volume was 465,665, up 362% from 100,866 a year earlier. 
  • SGX INR/USD Futures was 424,883 contracts, up 363% and remained the key driver of total FX volume growth.
  • Volume of OTC SGD Interest Rate Swaps was \\$7.9 billion, up 83% year on year.

Commodities 

  • SGX AsiaClear derivatives volume was 964,770, up 151% year on year. 
  • Iron Ore Futures volume reached 726,480 contracts, up 194% year on year. Of that, 8,350 contracts was SGX Iron Ore Lump Premium Futures, which was launched in August.
  • Forward Freight Futures volumes reached 22,616 contracts, up from 30 contracts a year earlier.                                        
  • SICOM Rubber Futures, the world’s price benchmark for physical rubber, was flat year on year at 46,733 contracts.