Health insurer Aetna Inc. on Friday said its board approved the addition of $750,000 to its share-repurchase plans.
The addition comes on top of the roughly $257 million already authorized under the company's buyback plans.
Aetna said it plans to continue buying shares on the open market.
The company had about 400 million shares outstanding at Sept. 30, down from 430.1 million shares at the beginning of the year, according to a regulatory filing.
Aetna shares rose 12 cents to $30.62.