THE five sessions spanning May 26 to June 1 saw the Straits Times Index (STI) generate a marginal 0.1 per cent gain, ending the five sessions at 3,224 and bringing its 2017 year-to-date (YTD) total return to 14.1 per cent.

Eleven stocks conducted share buybacks over the five sessions with a total consideration of S$11.9 million, down 17 per cent from the preceding five sessions. For the month of May, a total of 20 companies conducted buybacks, with a total of consideration of S$49 million, the highest monthly value since September 2016.

Over the five sessions, more than 50 stocks lodged changes of director interests and/or substantial shareholders. The ratio of filed acquisitions to disposals was 5 to 1, lower than the preceding week's ratio of 7 to 1.