Director buying, selling stay low amid reporting season

THE buying was low for the second straight week based on filings on the Singapore Exchange from Feb 13 to Feb 17 with four companies that recorded five purchases worth S$0.23 million. The number of firms and trades were unchanged from the previous week while the buy value was sharply down from the previous week's acquisitions worth S$0.74 million. The selling, on the other hand, rebounded with one firm with two disposals worth S$0.91 million. There were no sales by directors in the previous week.

Meanwhile, the buyback activity was flat with four companies that posted 13 repurchases worth …