New Zealand's Hallenstein Glasson hits near 5-year high on strong H1 results

Hallenstein Glasson Holdings

29/03/2018 02:18

** Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd  HLG.NZ  gains as much
as 3.2 pct to NZ$5.140, highest since June 12, 2013
    ** Apparel retailer says H1 NPAT surges about 65 pct to
NZ$15.1 mln ($10.88 mln) from a year earlier  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RA0W7
    ** Group sales rise 19.4 pct to NZ$146.8 mln
    ** Stock posts biggest intraday pct gain since March 20; On
track for fourth consecutive session of gains
    ** Over 190,200 shares change hands, compared with 30-day
average of nearly 76,000 shares

($1 = 1.3885 New Zealand dollars)

 (aditya.srivastsav.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)