Daily average value of securities traded rose 6% in May: SGX

Singapore

THE daily average value of securities traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in May was S$1.34 billion, up 6 per cent from both April and May 2017.

Notably, some S$3.53 billion worth of securities changed hands on May 31, ahead of changes from MSCI's May 2018 semi-annual review of its equity indexes. This was the highest daily value of securities traded in a single day since May 31, 2013, SGX noted in its latest market statistics report out on Thursday.