China derivatives suite continues to grow

ON Monday Nov 23, SGX launches five new regional and single-country futures contracts based on Net Total Return and Price Return Indices calculated by FTSE Russell.

The two Price Return Indices are the SGX FTSE Emerging Market Index and SGX FTSE China 50 Index, with both Indices related through their significant exposure to China.

China stocks make up 48 per cent of the SGX FTSE Emerging Market Index, with non-China Asian stocks contributing another 30 per cent to the Index weight. The SGX FTSE China 50 Index comprises China stocks listed in Hong Kong, which includes H-shares, Red Chips and P Chips, including big tech brands such as Meituan Dianping, Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Xiaomi Corp.