The Accent Group Ltd (ASX: AX1) share price spent Wednesday well in the green amid news its director and major shareholder upped his holding in the company's stock.
A firm founded and controlled by Brett Blundy – Australia's 29th richest person – purchased more than $6.3 million worth of Accent stock in on-market trades earlier this week, according to an ASX release published this morning.
The Accent share price closed the day at $1.37, 6.2% higher than its previous close.
For context, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) shook off its earlier fall to finish the day 0.26% higher.
Let's take a closer look at Blundy's newly boosted investment in the footwear retailer.
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Accent's gains came amid news Blundy's investment firm BBRC World purchased 4.95 million Accent shares on the market over Monday and Tuesday, paying between $1.26 and $1.27 apiece.
The purchase has increased the investment firm's voting power to 19% and brought Blundy's holding in Accent to more than 103.5 million shares.
Blundy also sits on Accent's board, having been reinstated last month after a near two-year hiatus.
Today's gains come at a good time for the stock after its disastrous start to the year.
Wednesday's gains included, the Accent share price is nearly 44% lower than it was at the start of 2022. It has also fallen 49% since this time last year.
