Geoff Howie

Over the four sessions through to the May 7 close, more than 90 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 40 primary-listed stocks.
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Buybacks, director transactions and stake realignments

For the year to Apr 29 (4M 2026), the industrials sector’s average daily turnover rose to S$407 million, from S$294 million in 4M 2025, reflecting a clear step-up in trading activity.
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Industrials lead institutional inflows year-to-date

For the five trading sessions spanning Apr 17 to 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$631 million.
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JEP, XMH chairs up stakes; AGT becomes OKP substantial shareholder

Over the five sessions spanning Apr 10 to 16, 15 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$17.9 million.
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CEOs of Uni-Asia and The Assembly Place build stakes

In Q1 2026, almost three-fifths of the total buyback consideration was contributed by three companies alone: Singtel, OCBC and Keppel.
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Buyback consideration in first quarter surpasses S$500 million

 For the five trading sessions spanning Mar 13 to 19, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks.
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Insider and institutional positioning for the week

Over the five sessions spanning Mar 6 to 12, 30 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$65 million.
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Institutional outflows persist as buybacks sustain and insiders accumulate

Over the five sessions from Feb 27 to Mar 5, 26 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$131 million.
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Buybacks and director filings surge following heavy earnings season

Valuemax Group is one of Singapore’s largest pawnbroking and jewellery retail chains.
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Liquidity and capital – institutional participation continues to broaden across SGX

More than 40 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for around 25 primary-listed stocks over the five sessions spanning Feb 6 to 12.
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GuocoLand chairman Quek Leng Chan builds interest