FTSE ST Index Series

Following the relaunch of the STI and creation of a family of 3 themed and 10 industry/sector indices in January 2008, the partnership continues to explore and introduce new indices to the market. In July 2008, the FTSE ST China Top tradable index was launched for access to liquid Singapore listed Chinese stocks. FTSE ST Catalist Index and FTSE ST Maritime Index were launched the following year to provide investors with a transparent and cost-efficient way to access Singapore’s Catalist Market and the prosperous maritime industry.

On 1 June 2010 the series was further expanded and now includes 19 Supersector and 39 Sector indices to provide investors with a set of tools for deeper analysis of the Singapore market and the opportunity to create sector-specific funds and index-linked products.

With the adoption of FTSE’s market-leading international index methodology and the application of FTSE’s cutting edge free float weighting and liquidity screening, the existing market benchmark is now more transparent, investable and easy to trade.

The new family of indices can be used as the basis for trading and benchmarking of financial products, such as institutional and retail funds, exchange traded funds, derivatives contracts and other financial products.

The family includes:

• FTSE ST All Share Index

  All companies within the top 98% by full market capitalisation of the SGX Mainboard that pass the relevant investability screens.

• Straits Times Index (STI)

  The top 30 companies of the SGX Mainboard universe, ranked by full market capitalisation, that pass the relevant investability screens.

• FTSE ST Mid Cap Index

  The next 50 companies by full market capitalisation of the SGX Mainboard universe, that are not large enough to be constituents of the STI, and that pass the relevant investability screens.

• FTSE ST Small Cap Index

  Companies within the top 98% by full market capitalisation of the SGX Mainboard, that are not large enough to be constituents of the STI and FTSE ST Mid Cap Index, and that pass the relevant investability screens.

• FTSE ST Fledgling Index

  The remaining 2% of the companies of the SGX Mainboard that are too small to be included in the FTSE ST All-Share Index. These companies will be free float adjusted but not screened for liquidity.

• FTSE ST China Top Index

  A focused China-play index including the top 20 Chinese companies by market capitalisation that are members of the FTSE ST All-Share Index.

• FTSE ST China Index

  A broad China-play index including Chinese companies that are members of the FTSE ST All-Share Index.

• FTSE ST All-Share Industry Indices

  10 Industry, 19 Supersector and 39 Sector Indices based the internationally recognised Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) and derived from constituents in the FTSE ST All-Share Index.

• FTSE ST Catalist Index

  The FTSE ST Catalist Index aims to raise the profile of growth companies listed on Singapore's SGX Catalist market and offers investors a tracking tool for the performance of Catalist sponsored companies.

• FTSE ST Maritime Index

  The FTSE ST Maritime Index aims to capture the performance of companies that have a substantial proportion of their revenue from maritime related activities. Stocks included in the index must have at least 55% of their revenue from the manufacturing, ownership, operation and repairing of commercial / cargo vessels.