JAKARTA - PT Manunggal Prime Development acquired 707.20 million shares of PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk (ASRI), a property developer, on Tuesday, August 13. With the most recent transaction, this investor's share portion increased to 26.81% from its previous approximate holding of 23.21%.

The next update was provided by the issuer, PT Bintang Samudera Mandiri Lines Tbk (BSML), which provides logistics and sea transportation services. PT Sanca Griya Modalindo, one of its investors, invested 2.61 million more shares, whereas PT Goldfive Investment Capital released 480,900 BSML shares. With the help of PT KB Valbury Sekuritas, both the sale and purchase transactions were completed.

This time, the market hints were still being influenced by the share buyback activity. PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk (DOID), a company that provides coal mining services, bought back 2 million shares, and PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (INTP), a company that produces cement, purchased their own shares, as many as 287,300 shares. Furthermore, PT Bogamulia Nagadi increased its ownership stake in the pharmaceutical company PT Tempo Scan Pacific Tbk (TSPC) by 1.22 million shares, bolstering its control to 88.23%. The foreign investor Chemical Asia Corporation Pte Ltd has also gained 72.35 million more shares of the financial holding company PT Victoria Investama Tbk (VICO) in its portfolio.

On the other hand, PT Shima Global Kapital reduced the number of shares by releasing 35 million shares of PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk (ENRG), an oil and gas company. Additionally, PT Sinar Mas Cakrawala, the controller of PT Sinar Mas Multiartha Tbk (SMMA), released up to 2.17 million shares of the financial services provider, and Antony Lesmana sold nearly two million shares of PT Platinum Wahab Nusantara Tbk (TGUK), a retailer of food and beverages. (KD)

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