Australia's Blackmores top gainer on ASX 200 on strong FY results

Blackmores

26/08/2021 03:36

** Shares of nutritional supplements maker  BKL.AX  rise as
much as 10.1% to A$87.880 - biggest one-day pct rise since Feb.
24; top pct gainer on ASX 200 index  .AXJO 
    ** BKL shares at their highest level since April 19, heading
to their fourth straight day of gains
    ** Co records full-year net profit attributable of A$28.6
mln ($20.76 mln), up 89.4% year-over-year  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX8CPFh0
    ** BKL posts revenue of A$575.9 mln, about 1.3% higher than
last year, while also declaring final dividend of 42 Australian
cents per share
    ** Trading volumes at 89,051 shares, more than double the
30-day avg of 36,738    
    ** Stock has risen 5.6% this year, as of last close, vs a
14.3% increase in the ASX 200 index

($1 = 1.3778 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Yamini C S)
 ((Yamini.CS@thomsonreuters.com;))