Chuan Hup buys back shares, Santosa family adds to Japfa stake

OVER the four trading sessions that spanned Dec 23 to 29, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.6 per cent. The Singapore market was closed on Dec 26 for the Christmas holiday.

Over the same period, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up 0.8 per cent, the Hang Seng Index gained 0.3 per cent, and the Nikkei 225 lost 1.6 per cent.

Over the four trading sessions, there were 50 filings for changes in director interests and substantial shareholdings filed by 26 primary-listed stocks, as well as 49 filings for share buybacks by 20 companies.