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Christmas sales boost Thorntons first-half profit

Reuters - UK Focus

March 3 (Reuters) - British chocolate maker Thorntons Plc (LSE: THT.L - news) posted a 47 percent rise in half-year profit after its seasonal confectionery sold better than the company expected over the Christmas holiday season.

Adjusted pretax profit jumped to 7.2 million pounds ($12.07 million) in the 28 weeks ended Jan. 11 from 4.9 million pounds a year earlier.

Revenue rose 4.5 percent to 139.7 million pounds.

Thorntons' shares closed at 153.50 pence on Friday on the London Stock Exchange (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) .