APAC Realty debuts; Yanlord leads buyback tally
THE five trading sessions spanning Sept 22 to 28 saw the Straits Times Index (STI) add 0.4 per cent. This brought its dividend-inclusive return for 2017 (through to Sept 28) to 15.3 per cent, compared to an average 10.9 per cent return for the benchmarks of Japan, Hong Kong and Australia.
Over those five sessions, 37 SGX primary-listed stocks lodged almost 130 changes in director interests and substantial shareholders. The ratio of filed company director acquisitions to disposals was six to one, with the ratio for acquisitions to disposals filed for substantial shareholders of companies at seven to one.
There were a dozen stocks that conducted share buybacks over the five sessions with a total consider…
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