Share buybacks up 3.52% last week at S$91.1m: SGX
Published Tue, Dec 16, 2014 · 08:55 AM
SHARE buybacks accelerated last week, with two of the five biggest purchases done by oil-related firms, data from Singapore Exchange (SGX) showed on Tuesday.
These totalled S$91.1 million by 24 listed companies, up 3.52 per cent from S$88 million a week earlier.
The five stocks with the largest buybacks in total value were Pacific Century Regional Developments, Genting Singapore, Keppel Corporation, OCBC and Sembcorp Industries.
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