Wednesday, May 9, 2007

New Clicks H1 earnings up 34 pct

(Reuters) - Shares in South African retailer New Clicks rose 4 percent on Wednesday after it announced its first-half headline earnings per share were up 34.1 percent and forecast similar full-year profit gains.

At 0924 GMT, drug and cosmetics retailer New Clicks was trading 4.03 percent stronger at 15.50 rand, compared with a 0.03 percent climb in the JSE general retailers index. New Clicks shares have surged 36 percent so far this year.


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