Thus, the total amount of buybacks, taking into account those which the company announced earlier this year (including an increase in the quarterly dividend on Citi common stock to $ 0.16 / share and total share buyback program of up to $ 8.6 billion.) will total $ 10.4 bln to $ 12.2 billion.
Citi shares rose to a high of $ 55.90 (+ 0.79%).
