Institutional investors net buyers of financial sector, while retail investors are net sellers in 1H21: UOB Kay Hian

During the 1H2021, institutional investors were net buyers in the financial sector, while retail investors were net sellers, according to UOB Kay Hian analyst Adrian Loh and the Singapore research team.

Financials took up four of the top five stocks bought by institutional investors. Yangzijiang, the only non-financial counter, rounded up the top five.

On the other hand, retail investors were net sellers of the three Singapore banks, DBS, OCBC and UOB, as well as Yangzijiang and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).