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<\/a> Edita\u2019s board of directors has approved plans to buy back 3.8% of its shares<\/strong> as the company looks to support its share price, it said in disclosures to the EGX (pdf<\/a> and pdf<\/a>) yesterday. The company will repurchase 28 mn shares over the next three months, taking its buyback program to 4.8%, having already repurchased 1% of its shares during August and September. The company did not disclose how much it plans to spend on the repurchases.<\/p>\n

The buybacks seem to be doing the trick:<\/strong> Since announcing the program<\/a> at the beginning of August, Edita\u2019s share price has rebounded almost 20% to reach highs not seen since 2020. Shares fell 1.0% to EGP 9.62 during today\u2019s trading session.<\/p>\n

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The EGX30 rose 1.2% at today\u2019s close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 1.18 bn (14.7% above the 90-day average). Foreign investors were net sellers. The index is down 14.0% YTD.<\/p>\n

In the green: <\/strong>Fawry (+5.6%), Ezz Steel (+4.4%) and e-Finance (+3.5%).<\/p>\n

In the red: <\/strong>Telecom Egypt (-1.5%), QNB-Alahly (-1.4%) and Talaat Moustafa Holding (-0.5%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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