Daily Telegraph: Market report: “Shell was also helped 5 higher to 401p on the back of positive broker comments.” (ShellNews.net)

By Yvette Essen (Filed: 21/08/2004)

Posted 21 August 2004

Shell was also helped 5 higher to 401p on the back of positive broker comments. BP rose 2.5 to 489.5p. It continued to buy back shares for cancellation, picking up 6.16m shares at prices ranging from 484.5 to 493p each. This week, the company has repurchased 25.3m shares.

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