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Shares surge the most since 2018 IRESS has not received any direct approach - Co
SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) - Shares in Australian trading software company IRESS jumped the most since 2018 on Thursday after investment banks sought to buy a small shareholding in the firm on behalf of an anonymous buyer, sources said.
Shares in IRESS, one of the main providers of trading and investment software to Australian brokerage firms, jumped over 16% after the Australian Financial Review newspaper’s Street Talk column said investment bank Barrenjoey had been seeking to buy shares on behalf of a financial sponsor.
Melbourne-based IRESS told the market in a statement that it had been aware of “market activity by an unknown participant or participants”, but that it had “not received any direct approach”.
London's FTSE 100 index edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by heavyweight financials and mining stocks, while SSP Group slipped after a downbeat earnings update.