Japan's Impress Holdings jumps after co raises profit, dividend outlooks

Impress Holdings

22/03/2018 05:53

** Digital media producer Impress Holdings  9479.T  jumps 16
pct to 1-week high of 269 yen
    ** Co raises net profit forecast to 350 mln yen ($3.31 mln)
from 200 mln yen for FY ending March 2018  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nXB180X7FZ
    ** Co hikes annual dividend outlook to 2.50 yen/share from
estimate 0.50 yen-1.50 yen/share  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nXB1S679HA
    ** As of previous close, stock had risen 50.65 pct so far
this year
    ** Impress Holdings has underperformed Tokyo SE TOPIX
Information & Communication Stock Price Index  .ICOMS.T  by 5.7
pct points in the past one month
($1 = 105.8900 yen)

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