United Carpets shares soar on second half sales lift
Shares in United Carpets soared on Thursday as the company said full-year results would be ahead of expectations after booming second half sales.
FTSE AIM All-Share
728.67
15:45 15/11/24
n/a
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General Retailers
4,597.92
15:44 15/11/24
-0.15%
-7.02
United Carpets Group
5.05p
16:50 28/01/21
-8.18%
-0.45p
AIM-listed United said the improved trading performance seen in the first half of the financial year to March 31 had continued into the second half.
“On a like for like basis, sales for the second half increased by 6.4% against the comparable period last year,” United said in a trading statement.
United shares were up 19% to 13.24p at 1030 BST.