Prudential (SGX:K6S, HKG:2378) repurchased 1,250,877 shares in London at an average price of about 6.34 pounds sterling per share on Monday, according to a Tuesday filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The filing said that upon cancellation of the purchased shares, the company will have 2,709,145,746 shares in issue.
The lender's shares were up by over 3% in recent trading.