Weekly: Centurion, Raffles Medical, XMH, Wing Tai, ABR, ISOT & AEM directors see Huge Acquisitions
Over the five sessions, close to 100 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 50 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs reported 24 acquisitions and no disposal, while substantial shareholders recorded six acquisitions and seven disposals. Many of the acquisitions were continuations of transactions initiated earlier in the month. 1. $Centurion(OU8.SI)$ Centurion Corporation Executive Director and Joint Chairman David Loh Kim Kang and Non-Executive Director and Joint Chairman Han Seng Juan continued increased their interests. Between March 19 and March 23, Mr Han acquired 529,000 shares at an average price of S$1.46, increasing his total interest from 56.06% to 56.13%. On March 23, Mr Loh acquired
Singapore Retail Buys the Dip in $D05 $BS6 $A17U as Returns Lag
Over the first 17 trading sessions of March, retail investors net bought S$638 million of Singapore stocks. This lifted cumulative retail net buying in local stocks for 1Q26 to S$675 million as of 24 March. Over the same period, institutional investors were net sellers of S$46 million, with market makers and active traders effectively bridging the gap between net retail buying and net institutional selling. The recent surge in retail demand follows a strong 2025, when retail investors accumulated S$2.6 billion of net buys in Singapore stocks. The 15 most net bought stocks by retail investors over the past 17 sessions are tabled below. The 15 stocks averaged a 7.9% decline in total return in March, in contrast to the 15 stocks that booked the most net retail selling averaging 3.2% total ret
SGX Weekly Top Movers (23 Mar 2026): Institutions Accumulate Blue Chips as Retail Flows Diverge
Institutions rotated into blue chips like DBS Group Holdings, Singtel, and Singapore Exchange, signaling a defensive stance. Retail flows diverged, favoring higher-beta names such as Yangzijiang Shipbuilding while trimming banks and large caps. Overall, positioning split suggests near-term consolidation with direction tied to global sentiment. 1.Top 10 Institution Net Buy(+)Stocks(S$M) $Singtel(Z74.SI)$$DBS(D05.SI)$$SGX(S68.SI)$$UOB(U11.SI)$$Haw Par(H02.SI)$$CapLand IntCom T(C38U.SI)$
Weekly: Centurion, Q & M Dental, XMH, Multi‑Chem & Zixin directors see Huge Acquisitions
Over the five sessions, around 90 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 40 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs reported 21 acquisitions and one disposal, while substantial shareholders recorded 10 acquisitions and four disposals. 1. $Centurion(OU8.SI)$ Executive Director and Joint Chairman David Loh Kim Kang and Non-Executive Director and Joint Chairman Han Seng Juan continued increased their interests. Between March 13 and March 18, Mr Han acquired 588,600 shares at an average price of S$1.45, increasing his total interest from 55.99% to 56.05%. On March 17, Mr Loh acquired 200,000 shares at an average price of S$1.45 apiece. This increased his total interest from 60.02% to 60.04%. 2.
HMN, Q5T, J85, 8C8U & XZL Post Higher H2 Revenue and Payouts
Hospitality and lodging real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-REITs) have shown robust operating performance, with mostly stable to higher distributions in their latest earnings reports. Across the five trusts that focus on hospitality and lodging assets, four have reported higher revenue and total distributions in the latest financial period ended Dec 2025. 1. $CapLand Ascott T(HMN.SI)$ CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) – which marks the 20-year anniversary of its SGX listing this month – saw revenue grow 4% in the second half to S$439.1 million, while its distribution per stapled security (DPS) also rose to S$0.0358 from S$0.0355. The increase in distributions was driven by stronger operating performance, portfolio reconstitution, and hig