Buying slows, selling activity plunges

PURCHASE activity slowed after heavy buying for four straight weeks while selling among directors plunged, based on filings on Singapore Exchange in the fourth week of September. A total of 14 companies recorded 20 purchases worth S$7.77 million versus one firm with one disposal worth S$900,000 - sharply down from the previous week's 19 companies, 46 purchases and S$20.6 million on the buying side and two firms, three disposals and S$5.96 million on the selling side.

While the buyin…