West Japan Railway surges after co raises dividend payout, plans share buyback

West Japan Railway

01/05/2018 05:51

** West Japan Railway  9021.T  surges 5.7 pct to 8,194 yen,
highest since late Jan
    ** Co says to raise annual dividend payout for FY ending
March 2019 to 175 yen/share, up 15 yen/share from previous year
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nXB0BAKWAB
    ** Says to buy back up to 1.6 mln of its own shares, or 0.8
pct shares outstanding, worth up to 10 bln yen  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTSPa666e8
    


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