Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) up 3% as buyback gives shares a boost
Aristocrat closed Monday up 2.95% at A$56.57, extending its two-day gain to 5.6% as the S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1%. Friday’s buyback accounted for 8.8% of turnover, with Barrenjoey purchasing 461,948 shares for A$25.3 million. Around A$1.13 billion remains in the buyback program, equal to roughly 3.2% of shares on issue. Light & Wonder fell 2.98% Monday, contrasting Aristocrat’s rise.