Imperial Brands revealed adjusted operating profits increased by 3.8 per cent on a constant currency basis to £3.89billion in the year ending September thanks to an 11 per cent hike in tobacco prices.
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The Irish carrier reported profits jumped by 59% to €2.18billion in the six months ending September thanks to bumper trade over the Easter holidays and summer season.
The FTSE 100 closed down 0.9% Friday as mainly disappointing earnings and heightened tensions in the Middle East led to another weekly loss for global stock indices, IG analyst Axel Rudolph says in.