AEM, JEP, UOBKH subject to largest director filings

FOR the five trading sessions spanning Jan 10-16, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.9 per cent with the Nikkei 225 Index, Hang Seng Index and S&P/ASX 200 Index averaging a 1.1 per cent return. This has brought the STI's 2019 total return to 1.7 per cent, following a 9.4 per cent total return in 2019.

Share buybacks

There were nine primary-listed stocks conducting share buybacks over the five sessions ending Jan 16 with a total consideration of S$8.9 million, down from the S$12.9 million in consideration for the preceding five sessions. Sembcorp Industries, Silverlake Axis and Singapore Technologies Engineering led the consideration tally.