Seagate Tech up 5.4% on dividend hike, buyback

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of data storage firm Seagate Technology PLC were up 5.4% Friday after the company's board voted to make an additional $1 billion in stock repurchases and approved a 39% increase in its quarterly dividend.

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