https://www.scmp.com/rss/323894/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Directors of natural gas providers have been active in adding to their shareholdings in the past month, with purchases seen in a number of energy majors ahead of the cooler autumn temperatures. This comes as insider buying rose for the third straight week while the selling among directors was up for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from August 27 to 31. A total of 55 companies recorded 286 purchases worth HK$443 million (US$56.45 million) versus 14 firms... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2162424/company-directors-snap-shares-natural-gas-firms-insider-buying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2162424/company-directors-snap-shares-natural-gas-firms-insider-buying?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Sep 2018 11:08:47 +0000 Hong Kong company directors were active in trading their own companies’ shares in the latest week, while buy-back activity by firms also rose, driven in part by a falling stock market that prompted moves to boost share prices. Activity was notable in a long list of stocks from the exchange filings for the week of August 20 to 24, including We Solutions, Sino Biopharmaceutical, Giordano International, Huabao International, China Gas Holdings, Want Want China, Sun Hung Kai & Co and Hopewell... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2161395/hong-kong-companies-and-directors-step-buying-own-shares-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2161395/hong-kong-companies-and-directors-step-buying-own-shares-market?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Aug 2018 09:49:29 +0000 The steep price falls in the recent market sell-off dictated most of the insider trading as directors moved in to support their companies’ shares, according to filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Among the stocks that recorded insider buys following sharp fall in share prices were Yuan Heng Gas Holdings, Zhongsheng Group and Taste.Gourmet Group. The sudden drop in education stocks in the mainland last week because of uncertainty in how that sector will be regulated in the future, prompted... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2160380/directors-step-prop-share-prices-some-rare-first-time-purchases?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2160380/directors-step-prop-share-prices-some-rare-first-time-purchases?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Aug 2018 09:49:54 +0000 Heavy buy-back activity in the shares of mainland-based property companies and moves to lower mortgage rates in Shanghai provided a boost to the sector last week. China Evergrande Group was the top buyer in terms of value on the Hong Kong exchange in July with a whopping 160.5 million shares worth HK$3.36 billion. The shares that were cancelled represented 1.22 per cent of its issued capital. The buy-backs were made from July 3 to 27 at HK$19.26 to HK$22.05 or an average of HK$20.94 each. The... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2159356/investor-euphoria-china-evergrande-spills-over-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2159356/investor-euphoria-china-evergrande-spills-over-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:57:04 +0000 Heavy acquisitions were seen in the energy and textile sectors in a sluggish week for director purchases and buy-backs due to the onset of the reporting season, according to filings with the Hong Kong stock exchange last week. Directors of energy stocks have good reason to be bullish as the crude oil price has gained nearly 50 per cent from a year earlier. Crude oil explorer and producer IDG Energy Investment Group acquired 43.5 million shares from July 10 to August 2 at an average of HK$1.18... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2158359/directors-snap-shares-energy-and-textile-companies-link-reit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2158359/directors-snap-shares-energy-and-textile-companies-link-reit?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Aug 2018 23:15:52 +0000 Hong Kong company directors may be experiencing buying fatigue after recording heavy purchases of their own companies’ shares in recent weeks, with activity falling for a second straight week, although property firms continued to stand out as major buyers of their own shares. A total of 52 companies recorded 210 director purchases worth HK$720 million (US$91.8 million) based on filings to the stock exchange from July 23 to July 27. The figures were sharply down from the previous week’s 68 firms,... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2157345/hong-kong-director-share-buying-falls-property?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2157345/hong-kong-director-share-buying-falls-property?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:52:20 +0000 Directors of property companies continued to dominate insider buying this week, reflecting the fifth straight week that the real estate sector has outpaced other sectors. A total of 68 companies posted 391 transactions worth HK$1.278 billion (US$162.90 million) for the week ended Friday, down from the previous week’s 81 companies and 454 purchases. The buy value, however, was sharply up from the previous week’s acquisitions worth HK$840 million. Directors of property developers and... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2156347/hong-kong-property-director-share-buys-indicate-sell-may-have-too?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2156347/hong-kong-property-director-share-buys-indicate-sell-may-have-too?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Jul 2018 10:30:15 +0000 Buy-back activity on Hong Kong exchange is heading for a historical high this month as the repurchase activity has intensified following the steep drop in the market since June. A total of 52 companies posted 363 transactions worth a whopping HK$6.73 billion (US$857 million) in the first eight trading days of July. The buy-back figures so far this month are already more than the averages for July from 1992 to 2017 of 24 companies, 211 trades and HK$761 million. Although the correction in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2155337/buy-backs-head-historical-high-july-will-we-see-repeat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2155337/buy-backs-head-historical-high-july-will-we-see-repeat?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:33:34 +0000 Hong Kong directors’ trading of their own companies’ shares remained high in the latest week, while buy-back activity surged, with property firms to the fore amid a decline in the overall stock market. Buyers outweighed sellers with 74 companies recording 369 purchases worth HK$532 million (US$67.8 million) versus 14 firms with 61 disposals worth HK$75 million, based on filings to the stock exchange during the holiday-shortened week of July 3 to 6. The number of companies and trades on the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2154304/property-companies-prominent-hong-kong-directors-firms-trade-own?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2154304/property-companies-prominent-hong-kong-directors-firms-trade-own?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:59:21 +0000 Company share buying was high for the fourth straight week, while the selling among directors rose based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from June 11 to 15. A total of 42 companies recorded 281 purchases worth HK$447 million (US$56.92 million) compared with 14 firms and 78 disposals worth HK$308 million the previous week. The number of companies and trades on the buying side were not far off from the previous week’s 44 firms and 265 purchases. The buy value, however, was down from the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2151181/share-buying-high-fourth-straight-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2151181/share-buying-high-fourth-straight-week?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:15:18 +0000 Hong Kong directors’ buying of shares in their own companies was high for a third week in the June 4 to June 8 period, with executives at property firms Sun Hung Kai Properties and Future Land Development prominent amid bullish sentiment over the city’s real estate market. A total of 44 companies recorded 265 purchases by directors worth HK$526 million, a similar number to the previous week’s 45 companies with 255 purchases but with a sharp increase in the value from the previous week’s HK$347... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2150141/sun-hung-kai-directors-snap-own-company-shares-amid-bullish-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2150141/sun-hung-kai-directors-snap-own-company-shares-amid-bullish-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jun 2018 01:10:22 +0000 Buying by Hong Kong directors remained high for a second straight week even as selling rose, based on filings to the city’s stock exchange from May 28 to June 1. A total of 45 companies recorded 255 purchases by directors worth HK$347 million (US$44.2 million) versus 19 firms with 64 disposals worth HK$504 million. The figures were sharply up from the previous week’s four-day totals of 38 companies, 178 purchases and HK$199 million on the buying side and 11 firms, 34 disposals and HK$142 million... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2149040/mobile-software-provider-meitu-makes-first-buy-backs-listing-2016?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2149040/mobile-software-provider-meitu-makes-first-buy-backs-listing-2016?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Jun 2018 09:30:09 +0000 There were several rare transactions last week with buy-backs in Yongsheng Advanced Materials and China New City Commercial Development, insider buys in NagaCorp Limited and VPower Group and sales in FDG Electric Vehicles, based on filings on the Hong Kong exchange during the holiday-shortened week of May 21 to 25. Thirty-nine companies recorded 179 purchases worth HK$222 million (US$28.29 million) versus 11 firms with 34 disposals worth HK$142 million (US$22.21). The number on the buying side... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2147987/share-buying-high-selling-flat-39-record-179-purchases-worth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2147987/share-buying-high-selling-flat-39-record-179-purchases-worth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 May 2018 06:47:29 +0000 Buying activity among Hong Kong directors rebounded sharply after plunging for two straight weeks while selling fell, based on filings to the city’s stock exchange from May 14 to 18. Buyers outweighed sellers with 42 companies recording 273 purchases worth HK$172 million (US$21.9 million) versus 12 firms posting 41 disposals worth HK$38 million. The buy figures were sharply up from the previous week’s 31 companies, 181 purchases and HK$93 million. On the selling side, the number of firms and... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2146961/hong-kong-company-directors-step-buy-back-shares-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2146961/hong-kong-company-directors-step-buy-back-shares-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 May 2018 08:46:27 +0000 Buying by Hong Kong company directors of shares in their own companies fell for a second straight week while selling rose for the first time in three weeks, based on filings to the city’s stock exchange between May 7 and 11. A total of 31 companies recorded 181 purchases by directors worth HK$93 million (US$11.9 million) versus 14 firms with 64 disposals worth HK$28 million. The number of trades on the buying side was consistent with the previous week’s four-day total of 152 purchases, but the... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2145923/hong-kong-company-directors-buying-own-shares-falls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2145923/hong-kong-company-directors-buying-own-shares-falls?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 May 2018 09:45:15 +0000 There were several significant transactions last week with insider buys in Geely Automobile Holdings and Agile Group. There was also a rare purchase by the CEO and a buy-back in VSTECS Holdings. For the week, the buying among directors plunged while the selling fell, based on filings on the exchange during the holiday shortened week of April 30 to May 4. A total of 38 companies recorded 152 purchases worth HK$613 million (US$78.10 million) versus eight firms with 29 disposals worth HK$9.10... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2144883/geely-automobile-and-agile-group-have-big-week-directors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2144883/geely-automobile-and-agile-group-have-big-week-directors?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 May 2018 09:32:02 +0000 Tycoon Li Ka-shing led Hong Kong company directors’ buying of shares in their own firms in value terms for a second straight week, with purchases of stock in CK Asset Holdings, the property arm of his conglomerate. Li, chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings and Hong Kong’s richest man, bought 3.48 million shares in CK Asset Holdings worth HK$234 million (US$29.8 million), bringing his total purchases in the firm this month to 14.64 million shares worth HK$975 million. The total... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2143915/tycoon-li-ka-shing-leads-hong-kong-directors-buying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2143915/tycoon-li-ka-shing-leads-hong-kong-directors-buying?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Apr 2018 09:57:36 +0000 The buying fell while the selling among directors was flat based on exchange filings from April 16 to 20. Buyers outweighed sellers with 48 companies that recorded 247 purchases worth HK$1.13 billion (US$144.1 million) versus 16 companies with 73 disposals worth HK$79 million. The buy value, however, was sharply up from the previous week’s acquisitions worth HK$482 million. The huge buy value was mainly due to tycoon Li Ka-shing with 11.2 million shares purchased in CK Asset Holdings worth... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2142800/li-ka-shing-tops-insider-buy-backs-purchasing-112-million-shares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2142800/li-ka-shing-tops-insider-buy-backs-purchasing-112-million-shares?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Apr 2018 06:45:00 +0000 Buying of their own companies’ shares by Hong Kong company directors remained high while selling rose, based on filings to the city’s stock exchange from April 9 to 13. A total of 66 companies recorded 352 purchases by directors worth HK$482 million (US$61.4 million) versus 17 firms with 66 disposals worth HK$143 million. The buy figures were consistent with the previous week’s three-day totals of 56 companies, 240 purchases and HK$203 million. The sales, on the other hand, were sharply up from... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2141788/hong-kong-directors-share-buying-remains-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2141788/hong-kong-directors-share-buying-remains-high?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:45:30 +0000 The buying surged for the third straight week while the selling among directors remained high based on filings during the three-day trading week from April 3 to 6. Buyers outweighed sellers with 56 companies that recorded 241 purchases worth HK$203 million (US$25.89 million) versus 12 firms with 32 disposals worth HK$50 million The buy-back activity remained high with 15 companies that posted 42 repurchases worth HK$180 million based on filings from April 3 to 4. The number of firms was... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2140788/insiders-accumulate-shares-aia-group-while-selling-seen-samsonite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2140788/insiders-accumulate-shares-aia-group-while-selling-seen-samsonite?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Apr 2018 09:35:17 +0000 Director share buying surged for the second straight week, while selling rose for the fourth straight week, based on filings on the exchange during the holiday-shortened week of March 26 to 29. That buy total was sharply up from the previous week’s 5-day total of 26 companies, 114 purchases and HK$125 million. Forty three companies recorded 169 director purchases worth HK$292 million (US$37.20 million) versus 15 firms with 38 disposals worth HK$473 million. Aside from directors, the buy-back... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2139823/director-share-buying-surges-us372m-despite-shorter-trading-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2139823/director-share-buying-surges-us372m-despite-shorter-trading-week?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:00:45 +0000 Buying of shares in their own companies by Hong Kong directors rebounded sharply in the March 19 to March 23 week, according to filings to the stock exchange, while selling rose for a third straight week. A total of 26 companies recorded 114 purchases by directors worth HK$125 million (US$15.9 million) versus 12 firms with 41 disposals worth HK$69 million. The buy figures were sharply up from the previous week’s 13 companies, 56 purchases and HK$39 million while sales were slightly up from the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2138823/hong-kong-company-earnings-results-spur-buying-own-company-shares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2138823/hong-kong-company-earnings-results-spur-buying-own-company-shares?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Mar 2018 10:20:42 +0000 There were several significant director trades on the Hong Kong stock exchange last week following the rise in share prices with insider buys in Dah Chong Hong Holdings and Road King Infrastructure and sales in Great Harvest Maeta Group and China Gas Holdings. Although the buying fell, selling among directors rose for the second straight week based on exchange filings from March 12 to 16. A total of 13 companies recorded 56 purchases worth HK$39 million versus nine firms with 34 disposals worth... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2137699/directors-take-advantage-share-price-increases-hong-kong-stock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2137699/directors-take-advantage-share-price-increases-hong-kong-stock?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Mar 2018 06:33:13 +0000 Share buying among directors rose for the first time in the past three weeks while selling rebounded sharply, based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from March 5 to 9. Sixteen companies recorded 69 purchases worth HK$121 million (US$15.4 million) versus eight firms with 29 disposals worth HK$58 million. The number of companies and trades on the buying side were sharply up from the previous week’s 12 firms and 49 purchases. The buy value, however, was consistent with the previous week’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2136706/lee-man-smartone-great-eagle-and-china-new-higher-education-fore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2136706/lee-man-smartone-great-eagle-and-china-new-higher-education-fore?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Mar 2018 07:02:52 +0000 A 29 per cent increase in the share price of Bank of East Asia in the past two years prompted the lender’s deputy chief executive to sell some of his stock, his first on-market disposal since his August 2014 appointment as director. Deputy CEO Adrian David Li Man Kiu sold 216,000 Bank of East Asia shares on February 27 at HK$34.05 each, paring his holdings to 7.003 million shares, or 0.25 of the issued capital. The stock dipped 1.7 per cent to HK$34.35 on Friday. Li’s transaction was among the... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2135613/bank-east-asias-deputy-ceo-pares-stake-while-kingmakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2135613/bank-east-asias-deputy-ceo-pares-stake-while-kingmakers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Mar 2018 06:45:30 +0000 The buying fell while the selling among directors rebounded sharply based on filings on the exchange during the holiday-shortened week of February 20 to 23. A total of 15 companies recorded 48 purchases worth HK$109 million (US$13.93 million) versus six companies with 17 disposals worth HK$7.3 million. Meanwhile, the buyback activity fell for the first time in the past three weeks with eight companies that posted 25 repurchases worth HK$61 million based on filings from February 20 to 22. Several... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2134616/kasen-international-and-central-china-securities-co-complete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2134616/kasen-international-and-central-china-securities-co-complete?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Feb 2018 06:30:26 +0000 Buying of shares in their own companies by Hong Kong directors surged during the holiday-shortened week of February 12 to 15, after falling for three straight weeks, while selling plunged, based on filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange. A total of 18 companies recorded 102 purchases by directors worth HK$126 million (US$16.1 million), versus a paltry three firms with 10 disposals worth HK$3.7 million. The buy figures were sharply up from the previous week’s five-day totals of 15 companies, 64... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2133720/hong-kong-directors-buy-more-their-companies-shares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2133720/hong-kong-directors-buy-more-their-companies-shares?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Feb 2018 08:41:35 +0000 The insider activity fell for the third week straight as buyers turned cautious in this recent market meltdown with 15 companies that recorded 64 purchases worth HK$38 million (US$4.86 million) versus five firms with 26 disposals worth HK$41 million. The number of companies and value on the buying side were sharply down from the previous week’s 22 firms and HK$290 million. The number of purchases, however, was consistent with the previous week’s 65 acquisitions. The sales, on the other hand,... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2132919/insider-activity-down-third-straight-week-market-volatility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2132919/insider-activity-down-third-straight-week-market-volatility?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:26:03 +0000 The director activity fell based on filings on the Hong Kong exchange from January 22 to 26 with 39 companies that recorded 233 purchases worth HK$742 million (US$60.3 million) versus 21 firms with 92 disposals worth HK$854 million. The number of companies and trades were down from the previous week’s 52 firms and 245 purchases on the buying side and 27 companies and 111 disposals on the selling side. The values, however, were up from the previous week’s purchases worth HK$266 million and sales... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/stock-quote-profile/article/2130888/geely-automobile-chairman-li-shufu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/stock-quote-profile/article/2130888/geely-automobile-chairman-li-shufu?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jan 2018 04:36:42 +0000 Tencent Holdings’ independent non-executive director Bruce Iain Ferguson last week reduced his stake in China’s largest social network operator, selling 75,000 shares at HK$444.60 each, according to filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Ferguson’s sale reduced his total stake in Tencent to 395,000 shares. He sold 20,000 shares in November at HK$430 each, 20,000 shares last July at HK$283.40, and 190,000 shares between October 2010 and August 2013 at an average of HK$50.59. The share price of... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2129858/tencents-director-cuts-stake-amid-record-close-more-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2129858/tencents-director-cuts-stake-amid-record-close-more-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jan 2018 05:19:41 +0000 The buying fell for the first time in the past five weeks while the selling among directors surged for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from January 8 to 12. A total of 47 companies recorded 200 purchases worth HK$129 million (US$16.5 million) versus 28 firms with 117 disposals worth HK$328 million. The buy figures were down from the previous week’s four-day total of 48 companies, 207 purchases and HK$173 million. The sales, on the other hand, were... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2128166/kerry-properties-executive-directors-sell-down-shareholdings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2128166/kerry-properties-executive-directors-sell-down-shareholdings?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Jan 2018 05:22:05 +0000 The chairmen of Midland Realty, Landsea Green Properties and Elec & Eltek International disclosed rare buy-backs last week during the holiday shortened trading period, according to disclosures to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The buy-backs came as transactions by company insiders rose for the fourth consecutive week in Hong Kong. Up to 48 companies disclosed 207 purchases worth HK$173 million (US$22 million) while 16 companies reported 64 disposals valued at HK$131 million. Midland’s chairman... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2127170/executives-midland-realty-landsea-and-elec-eltek?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2127170/executives-midland-realty-landsea-and-elec-eltek?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Jan 2018 05:14:07 +0000 Directors ended 2017 on a positive note with purchases remaining high for the third straight week while selling remained flat based on filings to the Exchange during the holiday-shortened week of December 27 to 29. Thirty-six companies recorded 188 purchases worth HK$255 million (US$32.63 million) versus eight firms with 27 disposals worth HK$89 million. The number of companies and trades were consistent with the previous week’s 5-day totals of 58 firms and 327 trades on the buying side and 13... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2126287/some-rare-director-share-moves-made-during-final-weeks-trading?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2126287/some-rare-director-share-moves-made-during-final-weeks-trading?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Dec 2017 06:38:53 +0000 The buying remained high while the selling among directors rose for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong exchange from December 18 to 22. A total of 58 companies recorded 327 purchases worth HK$1.25 billion (US$160.6 million) versus 13 companies with 47 disposals worth HK$322 million. The number of firms on the buying side fell compared with the previous week’s 67 firms while the number of purchases was slightly down from 354 purchases. The buy value was sharply up from the... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2125578/property-tycoon-lee-shau-kee-offloads-another-hk75m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2125578/property-tycoon-lee-shau-kee-offloads-another-hk75m?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Dec 2017 08:45:22 +0000 Hong Kong company directors sold more shares in their own firms in the week of December 11 to 15 while buying activity was little changed from the previous week, according to filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange. A total 67 companies recorded 354 purchases worth HK$595 million (US$76.2 million) in the week, not far off from the previous week’s 70 firms and HK$561 million, but the number of purchases was down from the previous week’s 413. In comparison, eight firms recorded 35 share disposals... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2124690/hong-kong-company-directors-selling-shares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2124690/hong-kong-company-directors-selling-shares?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:56:42 +0000 The buying rebounded while the selling among directors was flat based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from December 4 to 8. A total of 69 companies recorded 407 purchases worth HK$555 million (US$71.2 million) versus 11 companies with 27 disposals worth HK$244 million. The buy figures were up from the previous week’s 59 companies, 255 purchases and HK$321 million. On the selling side, the number of companies was unchanged while the number of trades was down from the previous week’s 37... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2123667/henderson-land-chairman-lee-shau-kee-unloads-shares-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2123667/henderson-land-chairman-lee-shau-kee-unloads-shares-first?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Dec 2017 05:50:43 +0000 Buying on the Hong Kong stock exchange fell for the first time in four weeks while selling among directors declined for the second straight week, based on filings from November 27 to December 1. Buyers outweighed sellers with 59 companies recording 255 purchases worth HK$321 million versus 11 firms with 37 disposals worth HK$64 million. The number of companies on the buying side was unchanged while the number of trades and value were sharply down from the previous week’s 336 purchases worth... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/2122656/lai-sun-developments-chairman-makes-first-buy-back-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/2122656/lai-sun-developments-chairman-makes-first-buy-back-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:27:50 +0000 The buying rose for the third straight week while the selling among directors fell based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from November 20 to 24. A total of 58 companies recorded 329 purchases worth HK$580 million (US$74.29 million) versus 16 firms with 41 disposals worth HK$24 million. Meanwhile, the buy-back activity rose for the second straight week with 24 companies that posted 118 repurchases worth HK$623 million based on filings from November 17 to 23. The number of firms and... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2121619/insider-share-buys-hint-upside-loccitane-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2121619/insider-share-buys-hint-upside-loccitane-international?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Nov 2017 08:48:50 +0000 The buying rose for the second straight week with 43 companies that recorded 299 purchases worth HK$473 million based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from November 13 to 17. The number of firms and trades were up from the previous week’s 39 companies and 259 purchases. However, the buy value was down from the previous week’s acquisitions worth HK$673 million. Sales, on the other hand, rebounded sharply with 20 firms that recorded 73 disposals worth HK$243 million. The figures were up... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/2120586/gaming-firm-melco-international-resumes-buy-back-activity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/2120586/gaming-firm-melco-international-resumes-buy-back-activity?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:11:21 +0000 The buying rebounded sharply while the selling among directors plunged for the second straight week based on filings on the exchange from November 6 to 10. Buyers outweighed sellers with 39 companies that recorded 259 purchases worth HK$673 million versus a paltry three companies with 10 disposals worth HK$6.7 million. The number of companies and trades on the buying side were up from the previous week’s 34 companies and 173 purchases. The buy value, however, was down from the previous week’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2119527/these-property-companies-are-flashing-buy-signals-based-insider?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2119527/these-property-companies-are-flashing-buy-signals-based-insider?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:48:52 +0000 Buying was flat while selling among Hong Kong company directors fell for the first time in the past three weeks, based on filings to the stock exchange in the fourth week of October. Buyers outweighed sellers, with 51 companies recording 230 purchases worth HK$498 million (US$63.82 million) versus 16 firms with 44 disposals worth HK$264 million. The number of firms and trades on the buying side were consistent with the previous week’s 48 companies and 232 purchases. The buying value, however,... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/2117506/directors-pharmaceutical-companies-big-share-buyers-latest-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/2117506/directors-pharmaceutical-companies-big-share-buyers-latest-week?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:50:35 +0000 Director and buy-back activity rebounded sharply based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange in the second week of October. A total of 52 companies recorded 316 director buys worth HK$496 million (US$63.53 million) versus 16 firms with 52 insider disposals worth HK$146 million (US$18.7 million). The figures were sharply up from the previous week’s three-day totals of 30 companies, 142 buys and HK$284 million on the buying side and 6 firms, 13 disposals and HK$54 million on the selling... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/2115425/sharp-rebound-hong-kong-director-buys-us635m-sales-us187m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/2115425/sharp-rebound-hong-kong-director-buys-us635m-sales-us187m?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Oct 2017 07:00:17 +0000 Buying among company directors rose while the selling fell for the second straight week, based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange in the last week of September. A total of 51 companies recorded 314 purchases worth HK$480 million versus seven firms with 24 disposals worth HK$400 million. The number of companies on the buying side was not far off the previous week’s 53 firms, while the number of purchases and buying value were up from the previous week’s 285 acquisitions worth HK$251... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2113584/hong-kong-company-directors-share-buying-rises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2113584/hong-kong-company-directors-share-buying-rises?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Oct 2017 11:33:00 +0000 The buying remained high while the selling among directors fell based on exchange filing from September 18 to 22 with 53 companies that recorded 285 purchases worth HK$251 million versus 22 firms with 87 disposals worth HK$192 million. The number of companies on the buying side was down from the previous week’s 62 firms. The number of purchases and buy value, however, were not far-off from the previous week’s 276 acquisitions worth HK$262 million. On the selling side, the number of companies was... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2112613/hong-kong-insider-buying-remains-high-while-insider?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/2112613/hong-kong-insider-buying-remains-high-while-insider?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Sep 2017 09:29:00 +0000 Directors’ trading activities surged based on filings on the Hong Kong Exchange from August 28 to September 1, with 44 companies that recorded 192 purchases worth HK$132 million versus 14 firms with 60 disposals worth HK$90 million. The figures were sharply up from the previous week’s 4-day totals of 20 companies, 91 purchases and HK$81 million on the buying side, and 10 firms, 32 disposals and HK$57 million on the selling side. Aside from directors, the buyback activity increased significantly... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2109504/directors-trading-surge-led-country-garden-mobi-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2109504/directors-trading-surge-led-country-garden-mobi-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Sep 2017 03:59:08 +0000 Stocks purchases by directors remained high while selling surged for the second straight week on the Hong Kong exchange during the typhoon-shortened trading period of August 21 to 25. A total of 20 companies recorded 91 purchases worth HK$81 million versus 10 firms with 32 disposals worth HK$57 million, according to filings. The buy figures were consistent with the previous week’s 5-day totals of 23 companies, 113 purchases and HK$90 million. The sales were up compared with the previous week’s 8... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2108466/luk-foks-director-strikes-gold-stock-sale-leading-disposals-geely?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2108466/luk-foks-director-strikes-gold-stock-sale-leading-disposals-geely?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Aug 2017 05:22:42 +0000 The buying by directors surged after falling for three straight weeks with 24 companies that recorded 142 purchases worth HK$133 million, based on exchange filings from August 14 to 18. Insiders’ selling was flat with 9 companies that recorded 27 disposals worth HK$43 million. Buyback activity rose for the second week with 16 companies that posted 73 repurchases worth HK$980 million, up from the previous week’s 10 firms, 62 trades and HK$861 million. The buyback activity has picked up in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2107538/giordano-lilang-xlx-pax-lead-stock-buybacks-hong-kong-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2107538/giordano-lilang-xlx-pax-lead-stock-buybacks-hong-kong-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Aug 2017 09:31:24 +0000 The insider activity fell for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from July 31 to August 4, with 15 companies that recorded 75 purchases worth HK$74 million versus three firms with 19 disposals worth HK$6 million. The figures were down from the previous week’s 23 companies, 158 purchases and HK$119 million on the buying side and 8 firms, 45 disposals and HK$55 million on the selling side. Meanwhile, the buyback activity fell for the fourth straight week with... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2105613/hsbc-repurchases-boost-buyback-value-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/2105613/hsbc-repurchases-boost-buyback-value-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:30:56 +0000 Insider activity fell based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from July 24 to 28 with 23 companies that recorded 158 purchases worth HK$119 million versus eight firms with 45 disposals worth HK$55 million. The buy figures were down from the previous week’s 28 companies, 206 purchases and HK$129 million. On the selling side, the number of firms and trades were down from the previous week’s 13 companies and 63 disposals. The sell value, however, was up from the previous week’s sales worth... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2104662/hong-kong-insider-trading-activity-down-last-week-some-rare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2104662/hong-kong-insider-trading-activity-down-last-week-some-rare?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Jul 2017 09:32:33 +0000 “Tencent has been buying back their stock pre-opening bell to prop up their stock from dropping further throughout June. Will it ... 1) Be enough to prevent a further drop throughout the day? 2) Protect itself from the tech sell off in the US? If you think about it, buybacks is a type of stock manipulation. They can sell their buybacks at anytime once people reinvest. It’s like a casino and the house always wins.” Reader comment from July 9, 2017 Tencent Holdings, based on Hong Kong stock... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2102860/insider-buying-directors-eases-hk118-million-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2102860/insider-buying-directors-eases-hk118-million-week?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jul 2017 11:34:10 +0000