ING plans to buy back €50 million of common shares

ING, the Dutch banking major, said on Monday that it plans to repurchase up to €50 million ($54 million) of common shares.

The share repurchase program is for share-based employee compensation plans. The program will start on Monday and is expected to end not later than Friday.

On Friday, ING shares closed at $13.78, up 0.44% on the New York Stock Exchange