JAKARTA - On Friday, August 9, investor PT Suwarna Arta Mandiri increased its ownership stake in PT Mega Manunggal Property Tbk, a warehouse provider that caters to the demands of the real estate sector. Through PT Indo Premier Sekuritas, this investor purchased 1.78 billion shares in total, causing its share portion to soar from 23.39% to 49.24%.

Furthermore, although the total number of shares owned increased by 51.77 million shares, the parent company of the mining and electricity industry, PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk (DSSA), reported a change in the percentage of shares owned, specifically from 20% to 19.68%. Subsequently, PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk (DOID), the parent company of the coal mining industry, bought back two million of its own shares. Hansen Jap, the controller of PT Haloni Jane (HALO), the manufacturer of disposable gloves, also added 4.33 million HALO shares to his collection, giving him a final ownership stake of 82.21%. Subsequently, Lo Kheng Hong increased his ownership stake in PT ABM Investama Tbk (ABMM) by 103,600 shares, to 5.17%.

However, this time around, PT CGS International Sekuritas Indonesia sold 212.28 million shares of PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk (ENRG), an issuer that is involved in the exploration and trading of oil and gas, to make the biggest share reduction. Additionally, through PT Dwidana Sakti Sekuritas and three other securities, PT Fersindo Nusa Jaya sold 35.10 million shares of PT Estee Gold Feet Tbk (EURO), an aerosol company for cosmetics and household equipment.

Not only that, but PT Goldfive Investment Capital released nearly 3.3 million shares of PT Bintang Samudera Mandiri Lines Tbk (BSML), a shipping and logistics company. After that, the shares held by this majority shareholder decreased marginally from 46.12% to 45.94%. PT Putra Borneo Agro Lestari also disclosed 275,400 shares of PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk (SSMS), a palm oil company. Lastly, Antony Lesmana was still selling PT Platinum Wahab Nusantara Tbk (TGUK), a food and beverage retail company, up to 1.87 million shares this time. (KD)

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