{
  "id": 5220172,
  "title": "Singtel leads August buybacks with S$55.6 million purchase of nearly 13 million shares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/singtel-leads-august-buybacks-with-s-55-6-million-purchase-of-nearly",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singtel-leads-august-buybacks-s55-6-million-purchase-nearly-13-million-shares"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In August, telecommunications company Singtel was the leading primary-listed company on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in terms of share buyback spending, purchasing S$55.6 million worth of shares, or roughly 13 million of them. The average price per share was S$4.277, according to SGX data released on Wednesday, September 2. For the first eight months of 2026, Singtel accounted for S$948.6 million, or around 45%, of the total buyback consideration on the bourse. During its annual general meeting on July 29, Singtel's management announced that its value realization share buyback program will return up to S$2 billion to shareholders over a period of three years.",
  "summary": "In first eight months of the year, telco’s S$948 million buybacks account for half the market total",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Singtel leads on-market buyback in August at S$55.6 million for nearly 13 million shares",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/singtel-leads-on-market-buyback-in-august-at-s-55-6-million-for",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}