PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT[SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange ’s securities market turnover rose 37 per cent year on year in July to S$46.2 billion, a bourse filing on Wednesday (Aug 12) said. The securities daily average value (SDAV) was up 37 per cent from the year before, surpassing S$2 billion for the sixth consecutive month. Retail investors were net buyers for a sixth straight month, with net inflows up 92 per cent month on month at S$545.2 million, primarily in small and mid-cap stocks. Rubber, petrochemicals standoutIn particular, SGX Commodities reported its strongest July for petrochemicals and SGX SICOM rubber derivatives, said the local bourse. This daily average open interest in SGX Taiwan dollar/US dollar FX Futures climbed 84.6 per cent month on month to a notional US$41.3 million.