LONDON (Dow Jones)--Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust PLC (MNP.LN), said Thursday it bought back 38,524 ordinary shares at a price of 111.909 pence per share for immediate cancellation. -Shares at 0831 GMT down 3.5 pence, or 3.0%, at 111.5 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 24, 2010 04:32 ET (08:32 GMT)