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STI 30 unchanged after June quarterly review
Three new IPOs gain entry to FTSE ST Indices
Singapore, 13 June 2013 – Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) today announced the results of the quarterly review of the FTSE ST Index Series. While there were no changes to the STI constituents, three new IPOs were added to the FTSE ST Index Series – Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust, which joined the FTSE ST Mid Cap Index, and Asian Pay Television Trust and Croesus Retail Trust which both gained entry into the FTSE ST Small Cap Index.
A full list of STI constituents can be found in Appendix 1.
Keppel Land, Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, UOL Group, CapitaCommercial Trust and Suntec REIT, in order of their market capitalization, comprise the new STI reserve list. The company with the highest market capitalisation of these five will replace any current STI constituent that becomes ineligible as a result of corporate actions prior to the next review.
All changes from today’s review are effective from the start of trading on 24 June 2013. The next review is scheduled for 12 September 2013.
The FTSE ST methodology ensures the indices accurately represent the investable universe for benchmarking purposes and can be easily replicated as the basis of index-linked products.
For more information about the STI and FTSE ST Index Series including index ground rules, please visit www.ftse.com/st.
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About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Southeast Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms. It publishes 18 newspaper titles in four languages and over 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region. On an average day, – 3.05 million individuals or 76 percent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH’s news publications. SPH’s internet editions of its major newspapers enjoy over 270 million page views with 18 million unique visitors each month. Other new media initiatives include AsiaOne, omy.sg, ST701, Stomp and The Straits Times RazorTV. SPH has also ventured into book publishing, broadcasting, out-of-home advertising and properties. For more information, please visit www.sph.com.sg.
About Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the Asian Gateway, connecting investors in search of Asian growth to corporate issuers in search of global capital. SGX represents the premier access point for managing Asian capital and investment exposure, and is Asia’s most internationalised exchange with more than 40% of companies listed on SGX originating outside of Singapore. SGX offers its clients the world’s biggest offshore market for Asian equity futures market, centred on Asia’s three largest economies – China, India and Japan.
In addition to offering a fully integrated value chain from trading and clearing, to settlement and depository services, SGX is also Asia’s pioneering central clearing house. Headquartered in Asia’s most globalised city, and centred within the AAA strength and stability of Singapore’s island nation, SGX is a peerless Asian counterparty for the clearing of financial and commodity products.
For more information please visit www.sgx.com.
About FTSE Group FTSE Group (FTSE) is a world-leader in the provision of global index and analytical solutions. FTSE calculates indices across a wide range of asset classes, on both a standard and custom basis. FTSE indices are used extensively by investors worldwide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and the creation of a wide range of index derivatives, funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and other structured products.
FTSE has built an enviable reputation for the reliability and accuracy of our indices and related data services. FTSE has a long tradition of listening and responding to the market so that it is at the forefront of developing new approaches to index design, many of which are now accepted as the market standard. FTSE prides itself in continuing to invest significant resource in researching and developing new index solutions.
The foundation for FTSE’s global, regional, country and sector indices is the FTSE global equity universe, which covers over 7,400 securities in 47 different countries and captures 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization. FTSE’s flagship global benchmark, the FTSE All-World, is used by investors worldwide to structure and benchmark their international equity portfolios.
Exchanges around the world have chosen FTSE to calculate their domestic indices. These include Borsa Italiana, Bursa Malaysia, Casablanca Stock Exchange, Cyprus Stock Exchange, JSE, LSE, Nairobi Securities Exchange, NASDAQ Dubai, SGX, Stock Exchange of Thailand and TWSE. In addition, FTSE works with a variety of companies and associations to deliver innovative index solutions which provide the market with fresh opportunities.
FTSE is wholly-owned by London Stock Exchange Group.
For more information visit www.ftse.com
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Appendix 1
STI Constituents
CapitaLand Ltd Noble Group Ltd CapitaMall Trust Olam International Ltd CapitaMalls Asia Ltd Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd City Developments Ltd SembCorp Industries Ltd ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd SembCorp Marine Ltd DBS Group Holdings Ltd SIA Engineering Co Ltd Fraser and Neave Ltd Singapore Airlines Ltd Genting Singapore PLC Singapore Exchange Ltd Global Logistic Properties Ltd Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Golden Agri-Resources Ltd Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd Starhub Ltd Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd Thai Beverage PCL Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd United Overseas Bank Ltd Keppel Corp Ltd Wilmar International Ltd
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