** Shares of luxury interior design firm Sanderson Design
Group Plc SDG.L up 8% at 110p
** Co sees HY adj underlying profit before tax to be
slightly ahead of last year due to strong contribution from
licensing activities
** Says robust performance in first-half from its
high-margin licensing activities and growth in U.S. have
mitigated tough market conditions in UK
** However, HY group sales were down 2.1% in reported
currency at 56.7 million pounds ($72.04 million)
** Adds, expectations for FY profit remains unchanged
** Shares down ~12% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 0.7870 pounds)
(Reporting by Anchal Rana in Bengaluru)
((Anchal.Rana@thomsonreuters.com; +91 9915609050;))