** Outdoor clothing retailer KMD Brands' NZ-listed shares KMD.NZ advances 3.64% to NZ$0.285, set for its strongest session since October 23
** Wetsuit brand Rip Curl owner's Q1 Group sales up 7.9% YoY
** On track to deliver NZ$25 million ($14.1 million) in annualised savings in FY26, resetting cost base to mitigate cost pressures and fund its growth plan - KMD
** Over 0.4 mln shares change hands, 1.4x with the 30-day avg
** Stock has lost ~36% YTD, including the day's moves
($1 = 1.7746 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
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