** Shares of ceramic plates and crockery maker Churchill
China Plc CHCH.L up 4.4% at 1,222p
** Posts HY revenue up 73% at 41.4 mln stg ($48.5 mln)
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** CHCH continues to benefit from high levels of demand
** Reports HY profit before exceptional items and tax of 3.4
mln stg vs 0.9 mln stg a year ago
** "Input costs, in particular energy, remain volatile" - Co
** Including session's gain, stock has dipped ~31% YTD
($1 = 0.8534 pounds)
(Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru)
((Amna.Karimi@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8083261226;))