32 director acquisitions filed and 11 stocks conduct buybacks
Add BT as a preferred sourceFOR the five trading sessions from March 29 to April 4, the STI gained 3.5 per cent, outpacing regional indices, the Nikkei 225 Index, Hang Seng Index and S&P/ASX 200, which averaged a 2.5 per cent gain. This has brought the STI's 2019 total return through to April 4 to 8.5 per cent.
Share buybacks
There were 11 primary-listed stocks conducting share buybacks over the five sessions ending April 4. The consideration totalled S$11.9 million, similar to the S$11 million for each of the preceding two sessions. Buyback consideration was again led by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and Hong Fok Corporation, with Stamford Land Corporation, Global Investments and Kimly making up the remainder of top five by buyback consideration.
