Japan's DKS climbs; raises profit, dividend outlook

DKS

30/03/2018 06:49

** Shares of chemical maker DKS Co Ltd  4461.T  rise 13 pct
to 879 yen, highest since Feb. 7
    ** Company raises operating profit forecast to 5 bln yen 
($47.1 mln) from 4 bln yen for FY ending March 2018
    ** Also raises annual dividend outlook to 14 yen/share from
12 yen/share
    ** As of the previous close, the stock had fallen 16.1 pct
so far this year
    ** As of 05:39 GMT, about 1.51 million shares have been
traded, compared with their 30-day moving average of 301,100
shares a day

($1 = 106.1900 yen)

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