McBride shares surge after 20 million pound buyback plan announcement
** Shares of cleaning products maker McBride MCB.L surge 13.02% to 125 p, top gainer on London's small caps index .FTSC which is up 0.47% ** MCB announces 20 million pounds ($26.12 million) share buyback programme ** Co expects FY26 adj operating profit to be in line with expectations ** Up to Wednesday's close, stock had risen 4.83% YTD, compared with a 5.40% increase in FTSC ($1 = 0.7656 pounds) (Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru) ((Simone.Lobo@thomsonreuters.com, +919920570373))