Director sales lacking for second week

THE buying was flat while there were no sales by directors for the second straight week based on filings on the Singapore Exchange from Sept 19 to 23.

A total of 18 companies recorded 34 purchases worth S$2.66 million. The number of firms and purchases are unchanged while the buy value was up from the previous week's acquisitions worth S$1.59 million.

Director activity last week pushed trade totals this month to 32 companies, 120 trades, 35 directors and S$9.7 million on the buy side and a paltry one firm, one trade, one director and S$0.01 million on the sell side.