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Rolls-Royce Holdings closed out the shortened London week in the green, with shares rising for a fourth straight session. The aircraft-engine maker stayed near the top of the FTSE 100, even as the wider index dropped on Friday.

Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings plc RR.L climbed 1.1% to 1,293.7p in London trading Thursday, building on a 6.4% jump to 1,279.2p at Wednesday’s close. Investors appear reassured by the company’s steady 2026 outlook and an ongoing share buyback.

Rolls-Royce Holdings snapped up roughly 1.09 million shares on Monday, picking them up at prices ranging from 1,288 to 1,348 pence apiece as part of its ongoing buyback, with plans to cancel the lot. That brings total repurchases to 2.91 million shares since the start of the programme, the company said, and leaves 8.425 billion shares outstanding. Shares finished Monday at 1,354 pence, unchanged. That’s still about 5% off the stock’s 52-week high.

Shares in Rolls-Royce looked active Thursday, as the aero-engine group raised its outlook and unveiled plans for a multi-year buyback, buoyed by annual profits up 40%.

Rolls-Royce Holdings heads into Tuesday’s session with investors on alert, following a Sky News report that the jet-engine manufacturer might unveil a new share buyback of up to 1.5 billion pounds as part of its annual results this week. The company wouldn’t comment on the report, and Reuters noted it was unable to confirm the information right away. Last July, Rolls-Royce bumped its upper range for underlying operating profit guidance to 3.2 billion pounds, and free cash flow hit 3.1 billion pounds—money remaining after covering operating costs and investments.

Rolls-Royce Holdings bounced 3.2% higher to 1,265.45 pence early Friday in London, recouping losses from the previous day’s drop. https://www.google.com/finance/quote/RR%3ALON?hl=en https://www.investing.com/equities/rolls-royce

Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings climbed roughly 2.4% to 1,259 pence in early London trading this day, putting the aerospace and defence firm’s market value at close to £104 billion.