** Young & Co's Brewery shares YNGa.L up 3% at 1,070p
** British pub operator posts HY total revenue of 186.5 mln
pounds ($212.4 mln), up 24.7% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN3260QD
** "This has been the first time in three years we have been
able to report on a period without any COVID related trading
restrictions, with the business returning to normality" - CEO
Simon Dodd
** Says HY profit before tax also grew 7.7% at 23.9 mln
pounds
** Bookings are already strong for the first full trading
Christmas in three years, which follows closely after the
football World Cup - Co
** Including session gains, stock has fallen 31% YTD
($1 = 0.8782 pounds)
(Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru)
((Amna.Karimi@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8083261226;))