Standard Chartered (HKG:2888) bought back 761,086 shares in London on Thursday at an average price of 11.50 pounds sterling apiece, according to a Friday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
The British lender plans to cancel the shares and will have 2,341,019,635 shares in issue afterwards.
Shares closed 6% lower on during Friday trading.
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