Inside Insights

INSIDE INSIGHTS

Directors increase stakes in Aspial Lifestyle, Raffles Medical Group, Centurion, among others

Leading the buyback tally is Singtel, with 25.5 million shares purchased at an average of S$4.76 apiece

Over the five sessions through to the May 14 close, 16 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$42 million.
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Buybacks, insider activity and capital moves

IN THE five trading sessions to the May 14 close, 16 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$42 million.

Over the four sessions through to the May 7 close, more than 90 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 40 primary-listed stocks.
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Buybacks, director transactions and stake realignments

[SINGAPORE] Over the four sessions through to the May 7 close, 16 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$16.1 million. At the same time, more than 90 director inte...

For the year to Apr 29 (4M 2026), the industrials sector’s average daily turnover rose to S$407 million, from S$294 million in 4M 2025, reflecting a clear step-up in trading activity.
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Industrials lead institutional inflows year-to-date

[SINGAPORE] Ahead of the final trading session of April, seven Singapore sectors had booked net institutional inflows for the first four months of 2026, led by industrials at S$494 million, followed b...

For the five trading sessions spanning Apr 17 to 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$631 million.
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JEP, XMH chairs up stakes; AGT becomes OKP substantial shareholder

[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Apr 17 to 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$631 million. This took the accumulated net outfl...

Over the five sessions spanning Apr 10 to 16, 15 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$17.9 million.
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CEOs of Uni-Asia and The Assembly Place build stakes

From Apr 10 to 16, directors or CEOs report 12 acquisitions and 2 disposals, while substantial shareholders record 2 acquisitions and 17 disposals

In Q1 2026, almost three-fifths of the total buyback consideration was contributed by three companies alone: Singtel, OCBC and Keppel.
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Buyback consideration in first quarter surpasses S$500 million

Buybacks can enhance key financial metrics such as earnings per share and return on equity

For the five trading sessions spanning Mar 20 to 26, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$79 million.
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Institutions pull back as buybacks and insider buying persist

FOR the five trading sessions spanning Mar 20 to 26, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$79 million, partially reversing the S$365 million net inflow...

 For the five trading sessions spanning Mar 13 to 19, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks.
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Insider and institutional positioning for the week

[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Mar 13 to 19, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$365 million. This took the accumulated net inflow ...

Over the five sessions spanning Mar 6 to 12, 30 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$65 million.
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Institutional outflows persist as buybacks sustain and insiders accumulate

[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Mar 6 to 12, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$156 million. This took the accumulated net outflo...