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FTSE 100 closes higher as attention focuses on House of Commons vote
FTSE 100 closed 40 points higher at 6,895, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 closed around 12 up at 18,429.
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Games Workshop Group designs and manufactures miniature figures and games and distribute these through its own network of hobby stores, through independent retailers and direct via the Internet and mail order. Games Workshop is traded in the NEX Exchange HERE
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FTSE 100 closed 40 points higher at 6,895, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 closed around 12 up at 18,429.
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Analysts said the Warhammer maker had delivered “a healthy sales performance due to stronger/more regular product launches, greater use of social media/online activity and an increase in distribution”
The tabletop wargaming firm said the results show the Warhammer hobby is in great shape in its core markets
Given the fantastic share price performance of the Warhammer and Warhammer 40k games company, the City was under the impression everything was going great guns at Games Workshop. They may well be but the board has hinted at troubles ahead
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The owner of the Warhammer franchise reported a pre-tax profit for the year of £74.5mln, up from £38.4mln the year before while revenues jumped to £219.8mln from £158.1mln
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The FTSE 250 table top war gaming company said it expected group sales for the year to be around £219mln, with a pre-tax profit of no less than £74mln
In a brief trading update, the FTSE 250-listed firm said that following on from the group’s update on February 5, the good growth trends have continued to the end of April
London's top tier index reached a new record high on Tuesday, led by supermarket shares
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Some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Friday.
Shares in Games Workshop have surged more than 180% in the year to date
Redrow shares rose 3.3%, meanwhile, Halfords and Aveva were also among the notable risers.
Games Workshop said profits in the year to date are well above the same period a year earlier