Greencore Group up after chair buys £244,000 as Bakkavor test approaches
Greencore Group Plc shares traded higher Thursday after non-executive chair Leslie Van de Walle and a related party picked up 125,000 shares at £1.949, totaling £243,625. The purchase was disclosed in a filing on Wednesday. As of 15:03 London time, shares stood at 203.00p, up 0.79%. The session range was 200.00p to 204.83p. Greencore’s purchase stands out as the company tries to shore up faith in the shares after a rough stretch. Investors Chronicle data pegged the stock at 203.00p just before 15:00, only 6.23% above the June 3 year low of 191.10p and far from the February high of 307.50p.
