With one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, Singapore is presently pursuing a 'Living with COVID-19' strategy as it seeks to build a COVID-resilient nation. Given the disease has become more manageable with a higher vaccination rate, the government said over the weekend that it should now "drastically simplify" health protocols, including procedures on what should be done if people tested positive or came in contact with infected persons. While Singapore's Prime Minister reiterated the need to protect the vulnerable, he said we must also "connect ourselves back to the world", in particular continuing to re-open the country's borders safely.
Singapore has also announced that eight more countries will be added to Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs), and with more such arrangements expected this will keep us connected to global supply chains and help to preserve the country's hub status. Similarly, Malaysia has announced earlier in the month it is looking to reopen its borders to international travel once 90% of its adult population is fully vaccinated.
This has seen Singapore’s 10 most traded stocks that represent the travel and hospitality industries, average 3.3% gains in the 11 Oct Morning Session. Together the 10 stocks have contributed 8% of the day-to-day turnover of all stocks listed on SGX, with the Morning Session gains taking their average 2021 to date total return to 6.3%. The 10 stocks include Singapore Airlines which was the strongest performer of the 10 in the Morning Session with a 6.6% price gain, in addition to STI constituents, Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro Corporation and SATS.
Most Traded Transport & Hospitality Related Stocks in 2021 |
Code |
2021 YTD Avg. Daily T/O S$M |
Mkt Cap S$M |
11 Oct Morning Session * |
2020 Total Return % |
2020 Net Insti Flow S$M |
2021 YTD Total Return % * |
2021 YTD Net Insti Flow S$M |
SIA |
C6L |
41.2 |
15,223 |
6.6 |
-33 |
-643 |
28 |
-275 |
Genting Sing |
G13 |
23.9 |
8,747 |
5.5 |
-5 |
112 |
-9 |
-132 |
ComfortDelGro |
C52 |
20.3 |
3,316 |
2.0 |
-27 |
-336 |
-5 |
-146 |
SATS |
S58 |
9.5 |
4,679 |
3.6 |
-21 |
-131 |
9 |
26 |
Ascott Trust |
HMN |
5.3 |
3,077 |
4.3 |
-18 |
-3 |
-5 |
-44 |
CDL Hosp Trust |
J85 |
1.9 |
1,376 |
2.7 |
-18 |
-57 |
-6 |
-14 |
SIA Engineering |
S59 |
1.5 |
2,357 |
3.3 |
-28 |
-19 |
10 |
-3 |
Far East Hosp Trust |
Q5T |
1.2 |
1,223 |
1.6 |
-13 |
-9 |
6 |
8 |
Man Oriental USD |
M04 |
0.5 |
3,623 |
0.5 |
-8 |
5 |
28 |
2 |
Total |
|
105.1 |
|
|
|
-1,081 |
|
-577 |
Average |
|
|
|
3.3 |
-19 |
|
6 |
|
Source: SGX, Refinitiv, Bloomberg. *Data as of 12am 11 October 2021, all other data as of 8 October.
Globally, recent global border re-openings to facilitate international travel for business and leisure purposes have impacted stocks. For the week ending 24 Sep, when the United States announced it would re-open borders for vaccinated travelers in November, United Airlines ended the week up 10.0%, while Singapore Airlines, SIA Engineering and SATS averaged 4.3% gains for the week. Pre-pandemic, the Unites States was home to 80 million visitors a year, with 100 million outbound travelers, with the reduction in global travel also significantly impacting airlines and adjacent industries.
In Singapore, international travel and tourism has impacted shopping, accommodation, food and beverage, sightseeing and entertainment activity. Overall, Singapore’s annual tourism receipts took a significant decline in 2020, after growing gradually from S$13 billion in 2009 to S$28 billion in 2019, the receipts came to S$5 billion in 2020. As Mandarin Oriental International noted in July, a return to profitability will be dependent on the removal of barriers to international travel, particularly in Asia. This was echoed by the CEO of SPH REIT who noted last week that ‘notwithstanding the rollout of vaccinations, both in Singapore and globally, which will lead to the relaxation for international travel restrictions, full recovery for leisure travel will still take some time’. As tabled above, the 10 stocks averaged 19.1% declines in total return in 2020, with S$1,081 million in net institutional outflow, with 6.3% average total returns in 2021 year to date, on S$577 million in net institutional outflow.
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