Buying rebounded while selling among directors last week rose for the second consecutive week, exchange filings showed. Buyers outweighed sellers, with 43 companies recording 192 purchases worth HK$341 million, against 20 firms with 61 disposals worth HK$32 million. In the previous week, there were 33 companies, 116 purchases and HK$260 million on the buying side, compared with 16 firms, 50 disposals and HK$24 million on the selling side. Buy-back activity also rose, with 21 companies in 116 deals worth HK$211 million, compared with 17 firms in 77 trades amounting to HK$193 million previously. Significant trades were seen in recently listed Ernest Borel Holdings and WH Group and rare purchases in Carrianna Group Holdings and China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings. The acquisitions were made following steep falls in the companies' share prices. Su Da was the first director to buy shares in watch manufacturer and distributor Ernest Borel since the stock was listed in July. The chairman bought 100,000 shares at HK$2.70 each on Monday, raising his holdings to 89.716 million shares or 25.82 per cent of the issued capital. The trade followed a 55 per cent plunge in the share price since August from HK$5.99. The stock, which floated at HK$3, closed at HK$2.65 on Friday. Chairman and chief executive Wan Long and vice-president and chief financial officer Guo Lijun recorded the first director trades in meat processor WH Group since the stock was listed in August. They bought 1.1 million shares from November 28 to December 1 at HK$4.59 to HK$4.44 per share. The trades were made on the back of a 34 per cent drop in the share price since August from HK$6.98 and the purchase prices were lower than the listing price of HK$6.20. Wan bought one million shares on November 28 at HK$4.59 each, which increased his holdings to 1.441 billion shares or 9.84 per cent of the issued capital. Guo acquired 100,000 shares on December 1 at HK$4.44 each, which boosted his stake to 101.889 million shares or 0.7 per cent. The stock last traded at HK$4.55. At Carrianna, chairman Ma Kai-yum recorded his first trades in the hotel and restaurant operator since October 2008 with one million shares bought on November 27 and 28 at HK$1.08 each. The trades increased his holdings to 157.235 million shares or 12.58 per cent of the issued capital. The purchases followed a 34 per cent drop in the share price from June's HK$1.63. The stock closed at HK$1.06 on Friday. Chairman Cheung Tak-on and managing director Cai Yingjie recorded their first trades in car distributor and rental firm Yongda since last year with 400,000 shares bought on December 2 and 3 at an average of HK$5.25 per share. The trades came after a 30 per cent drop in the share price from HK$7.45 in September. The stock was listed at HK$6.60. Cheung bought 200,000 shares at HK$5.50 each, which increased his holdings to 686.385 million shares or 46.38 per cent of the issued capital. Cai bought 200,000 shares at HK$5 each, boosting his stake to 108.963 million shares or 7.36 per cent. The stock closed at HK$5.27 on Friday. Robert Halili is the managing director of Asia Insider