** Shares of UK-based Warpaint London W7L.L up as much as
12.7% at 284.6p
** Stock set to log best day since September if gains hold
** The cosmetics supplier sees FY performance to be ahead of
expectations after posting a 45% rise in 5-month sales
** Reports sales nearly doubled to 29.7 mln pounds ($37.60
mln) for 5 months ended May 31, compared with a year earlier
** Up to last close, stock has gained nearly 43% so far this
year
($1 = 0.7898 pounds)
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)
((Prerna.Bedi@thomsonreuters.com; +91 98052 24616;))