Mizuho repurchases 7.6m shares for 31.4bn yen in July

Mizuho Financial Group repurchased 7.6 million shares for 31.4 billion yen in July through a trust-based market purchase method.

The Japanese bank has now repurchased 18 million shares worth 72.4 billion yen under its current program, which authorizes buybacks of up to 40 million shares capped at 100 billion yen by August 31.