London midday: FTSE 100 buoyant as Next rallies retailers
The volatility continues with the top share index in the blue now after a weak start. In what it confessed has been a difficult year so far, clothing retailer Next saw half-year sales rise 3% to £1,565m from the year before, while profit before tax jumped 8.5% to £228m. Excluding its Ventura arm, N
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