HKG:2378 4 July 2026

Prudential (LON:PRU) ends 6.5% under 2026 buyback average as investors watch for next HKEX filing

Prudential plc last traded in London at 1,025.5p to sell and 1,026.0p to buy, down 1.5p on Friday. The insurer, which also trades in Hong Kong as Prudential plc, didn’t see any action Saturday with London’s market closed. The FTSE 100 finished up 0.25% at 10,679.03. The capital return also shows another number. In a June 29 filing, Prudential reported buying 42.94 million shares since launching the buyback programme Jan. 6, with an average price of 1,097.9568p. HKEX filings showed 395,946 shares picked up June 29 at £10.045 and another 398,569 on June 30 at £10.0678. A July 3 filing reported total issued shares at 2,510,209,955.

July 5, 2026

Prudential closes under its average 2026 buyback price, share count still dropping

Prudential plc dipped 1.5p to 1,025.5p on Friday, with volume at 1.73 million shares. The insurer trailed a higher blue-chip index. Still, holders may be looking more at Prudential’s own buybacks than at the stock’s 0.15% drop for the day. Prudential said June 29 it picked up 42,942,499 shares since launching the 2026 buyback on Jan. 6, with a VWAP of 1,097.9568p. HKEX data since then show another 395,946 shares bought June 29 at £10.045 and 398,569 on June 30 at £10.0678. The new average price for the programme is around 1,096.3p.

July 4, 2026