Singapore, Feb 9, 2026, 14:58 SGT — Regular session
- Singapore Exchange shares climbed roughly 2.8% in afternoon trading, hitting S$18.11 before easing to S$18.06.
- The interim payout comes in at 11 Singapore cents per share. Ex-dividend lands on Feb 12, and payment is set for Feb 24.
- Last week, SGX posted a 7.6% jump in first-half net revenue, while adjusted net profit climbed 11.6%.
Singapore Exchange Ltd (S68) shares rose 2.8% to S$18.06 as of 2:38 p.m. local time, after touching S$18.11 earlier in the session. Volume was about 3.9 million shares. The Straits Times Index edged up roughly 0.5%.
Shares remain cum-dividend, so new buyers are still in line for the next payout. The stock goes ex-dividend on Feb 12; that’s the moment investors lose eligibility for the upcoming dividend. The record date falls on Feb 13. Singapore Exchange will pay out its interim dividend—11 Singapore cents per share—on Feb 24.
SGX is grabbing attention early this week, with investors sizing up its dividend payout alongside income from trading fees. According to its latest filing, the exchange posted a 7.6% bump in net revenue, reaching S$695.4 million. Adjusted net profit, which excludes some non-cash and one-off items, climbed 11.6% to S$357.1 million for the half-year through Dec. 31.
SGX chief executive Loh Boon Chye called it the group’s “strongest half-year performance” to date, and said he still sees a path to “medium-term revenue growth of 6-8%” while keeping shareholder returns sustainable. In the results statement, Loh highlighted continued demand for risk-management tools, saying that persists even as the global environment stays challenging.
SGX told investors its equity-cash segment saw a lift, thanks to higher trading and clearing fees. FX volumes set a new high — headline average daily volume reached US$180 billion. There’s no change to expense or capex outlook, and management is sticking to the plan for a 0.25 Singapore-cent quarterly dividend increase through FY2028.
The half-year update played into ongoing efforts to breathe life back into Singapore’s equity market. According to Reuters, SGX and the Monetary Authority of Singapore are looking at measures to spark more activity—among them, making dual listings with Nasdaq easier and cutting minimum share purchase requirements.
Segment performance was a mixed bag. Equities-cash net revenue climbed 16.2% to S$223.9 million, while fixed income, currencies and commodities posted a 12.5% gain to S$178.9 million. But equities-derivatives net revenue didn’t keep up, dropping 5.6% to S$167.4 million, according to the statement of accounts.
There’s exposure to cost and write-down risks should revenue momentum fade. In the half-year, total expenses climbed 2.9%. Impairment losses featured a S$15 million goodwill write-down — a non-cash charge — linked to the indices business, after Scientific Beta lagged.
Next up: investors are eyeing the Feb 12 ex-dividend date, followed by the payout on Feb 24—dividend yield sits near 2.5%, per third-party figures. Once that’s out of the way, it’s trading volumes that typically set the pace for SGX’s fee revenues, rather than the dividend play.
