Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Home Depot to buy back stock, sell supply unit

(Reuters) - The sale of HD Supply to Bain Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice unloads a business built up by the home improvement retailer's former chief executive.




Shares of Home Depot rose 3.5 percent to $39.60 in after-hours trading on news the company would repurchase $22.5 billion in stock, or nearly one-third its total market capitalization of $74.9 billion, "as soon as practical."


Read more at Reuters.com Business News

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