Rockwell Automation shares edge up after board approves $1 bln stock buyback
Shares of Rockwell Automation Corp. rose in Thursday's extended session after the company's board authorized a new stock buyback program of up to $1 billion. Rockwell still has about $245 million remaining from a plan approved in January. Shares rose 0.2% after hours and are down 7.3% year to date compared with the S&P 500's 7.7% gain.
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