NZ's Hallenstein Glasson hits near 3-wk high; FY profit jumps

Hallenstein Glasson Holdings

28/09/2018 24:43

** Apparel retailer Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd
 HLG.NZ  climbs as much as 5.5 pct to NZ$5.93, highest since
Sept. 10
    ** Co posts a 58.4 pct jump in FY net profit after tax to
NZ$27.4 mln ($18.1 mln) from NZ$17.3 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WD0T9 
    ** Also says sales for first eight weeks of new financial
year were up 7.2 pct on the prior year
    ** Stock posts biggest intraday pct gain since Aug. 20
    ** Stock up 42.3 pct this yr as of last close



($1 = 1.5122 New Zealand dollars)

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