Ashtead Group stock edges higher on fresh buyback update as dividend date looms
Ashtead Group shares rose 0.15% in early London trading after disclosing the repurchase of 43,403 shares on Jan. 6 under its $1.5 billion buyback program. The stock traded at 5,438 pence by 0922 GMT ahead of the Jan. 8 ex-dividend date and the company’s planned move to a New York listing.