** Food ingredients maker Tate & Lyle's TATE.L shares up 4.6% at 395p; among top gainers on FTSE mid 250 Index .FTMC
** TATE reported HY core profit of 215 million pounds, beating expectations of 209 million pounds, as per Goodbody Stockbrokers analysts
** Goodbody analyst Patrick Higgins said that with expectations already lowered after the October profit warning, today’s better-than-feared H1 results and reiterated FY26 outlook should offer some relief
** Co continues to expect revenue and EBITDA to decline by low-single-digit percent compared to the prior year
** Up to last close, stock has fallen 39% so far this year
(Reporting by Tuhina in Bengaluru)
((Tuhina@thomsonreuters.com))