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BUZZ-WPP: robust H1 helps stock outperform market

Wed, 26th Aug 2015 08:41

** Advertising co WPP fares better than broadermarket after in-line H1

** Reports 2.3% rise in H1 LfL net sales, in line withforecasts & 3.7% jump in July, which it says indicates likelystronger Q3

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

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

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

(RM: tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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