[SINGAPORE] The operator of the local stock market reported gains in the trading value and volumes of its key products in June, which contributed to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) ending its financial year on a positive note.
Total securities market turnover value rose 23 per cent year on year in June, to S$26 billion. That closes out the bourse operator’s FY2025 ended Jun 30 with a 28 per cent advance to S$336.4 billion, going by its monthly market statistics report on Wednesday (Jul 9).
In terms of volume, nearly 24.8 billion shares were traded in June, up 4.9 per cent from about 23.6 billion in June 2024.
The volume of derivatives was also higher in June – by 17 per cent year on year to 26.1 million contracts. The increase pushed the FY2025 volume up, also by 17 per cent, to 315.8 million contracts.
The advances in derivatives volume and securities turnover came as “global markets closed out a volatile quarter, capping a strong performance for the financial year”, SGX said.
The securities daily average value for cash equities on the exchange jumped 27 per cent in FY2025 to a four-year high of S$1.3 billion. SGX said this growth outpaced that of all its Asean peers, which put Singapore’s stock market “among the region’s most-actively traded”.
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The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 1.8 per cent month on month in June to 3,964.29, just shy of record highs.
The index delivered 19 per cent returns in FY2025, with total returns rising to 25 per cent after reinvesting dividends, SGX said.
The Singapore stock market performed well in the first half of this year, drawing in investors seeking a safe haven amid the volatility caused by the tariff uncertainty and tensions in the Middle East.
The STI has risen further since June – it posted an intraday record high of 4,064.58 on Wednesday.
It was a record year for commodities, with total derivatives traded volume up 6 per cent to a record 65.3 million lots. This was driven by broad-based gains in its contracts for iron ore, rubber, petrochemicals and dairy, SGX said.
The assets under management of exchange-traded funds (ETF) posted a fresh peak in FY2025 as well, having risen 32 per cent year on year to surpass S$14 billion for the first time.
In June, gold and Singapore dollar fixed income ETFs recorded combined inflows of S$250 million.
SGX’s shares fell S$0.18, or 1.2 per cent, to close at S$15.41 before the report was filed.
