Triple Point Social rises after announcing share buyback, property sale
** Shares of Triple Point Social Housing REIT SOHO.L rise
8.9% to 52.6p, leading the small mid-cap index .FTSC
** Shares on track for their best day in more than three
years and stock is top gainer on the LSE .PG.L
** SOHO announces intention to buy back shares worth up to 5
mln pounds ($6.2 mln)
** Also announces appointment of an adviser to undertake
sale of some of its properties
** SOHO stock down 14.63% YTD
(Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh)
((Aniruddha.ghosh@thomsonreuters.como))