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BUZZ-WPP: robust H1 helps stock outperform market

Reuters - UK Focus

** Advertising co WPP (LSE: WPP.L - news) fares better than broader market after in-line H1

** Reports 2.3% rise in H1 LfL net sales, in line with forecasts & 3.7% jump in July, which it says indicates likely stronger Q3

** Co seeing good results from "tsunami" of media contracts that were up for review

** Most actively traded UK blue-chip stock, flits in & out of positive territory but outperforms a firmly lower FTSE 100

** FTSE down 1.3%, only two risers on index

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)