** Shares of investment bank Oppenheimer Holdings Inc
OPY.N up 5.2% at $34.64
** Stock sees biggest intraday pct gain since June last year
** After market close on Tuesday, OPY said its board had
authorized buyback of up to 550,000 of its common shares
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** Adding OPY's previous repurchase program, it now has
authority to buy back up to 621,893 of its shares, co adds
** U.S. bank stocks mixed on Wednesday, even as Wall
Street's main stock indexes shook off early weakness to trade
higher .N
** OPY shares have dropped 25.3% YTD
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com;))