SGX securities market turnover up 1% YoY to $26.9b in May
SDAV rose 6% YoY to $1.3b.
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported a 1% year-on-year (YoY) rise in securities market turnover value to $26.9b in May amidst measured optimism and easing US tariff-driven volatility.
Securities daily average value (SDAV) also rose 6% YoY to $1.3b. SGX Securities remained amongst the most-actively traded markets in ASEAN with cash SDAV topping several regional peers.
The Straits Times Index (STI) advanced 1.6% month-on-month (MoM) to 3,894.61, as Singapore’s appeal to investors as a flight-to-quality venue brought the benchmark close to all-time highs posted in March.
In the derivatives segment, traded volume rose 6% YoY at 25.4 million contracts whilst derivatives daily average volume (DDAV) rose 11% YoY to 1.3 million contracts on the back of heightened institutional risk management.