Rolls-Royce shares jump after FTSE 100 giant accelerates buyback

Shares in Rolls-Royce jumped on Thursday after the engineering giant ramped up its share buyback programme on the back of continued demand for its gas and defence engines. The FTSE 100 darling’s stock price climbed over 2.8 per cent in early trading, following its launch of a fresh plan to purchase £1.5bn of its own [...]