
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc <QCOM.O> said on Wednesday its board has approved a new $10 billion buyback program that replaces the previous $15 billion stock repurchase program announced in March 2015.
The earlier stock repurchase program had $1.2 billion remaining, the company said.
The company's shares rose 2.5 percent to $54.49 in extended trading.
(Reporting by Laharee Chatterjee in Bengaluru)