Each week, we provide an overview of the percent returns of the primary indices in Southeast Asia and their currency appreciation or depreciation relative to the US Dollar. We provide this information below. We also capture this information, as well as the trailing four and twelve week movements, and plot the data in charts, which you can find on the “index charts” and “currency charts” pages.
Indices
During the week of 31 July, three of the nine indices in Southeast Asia advanced, with the Vietnam All index (FTFVAS) leading all gains for the second week in a row, rising 1.16%. FTFVAS is approximately ten points from its high in 2017 of 836.26, which it reached on 6 July.
Weekly gains
- Vietnam All index (FTFVAS), 1.16%
- Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), 0.92%
- Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI), 0.42%
Weekly declines
- Lao Securities Exchange (LSX), -0.07%
- Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI), -0.13%
- Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), -0.18%
- Myanmar’s Myanpix Index (YSX), -0.27%
- Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), -0.92%
- Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), -1.72%
Currencies
Five of the nine primary Southeast Asian currencies advanced relative to the US Dollar the week of 31 July, with the Philippine Peso having the greatest appreciation, rising 0.45%. The Singapore Dollar had the greatest depreciation, falling 0.26%; on 3 August, the Business Times highlighted one analyst’s belief that the SGD was “too strong” and “inconsistent with Singapore’s lackluster economic and inflation data.”
Weekly appreciations
- Philippine Peso (PHP), 0.45%
- Thai Baht (THB), 0.27%
- Cambodian Riel (KHR), 0.14%
- Malaysian Ringgit (MYR), 0.07%
- Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), 0.03%
Weekly depreciation
- Vietnamese Dong (VND), -0.03%
- Myanmar Kyat (MMK), -0.04%
- Lao Kip (LAK), -0.11%
- Singapore Dollar (SGD), -0.26%
