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Around 3.20pm, the UK blue-chip index was up 17 points to 7,728
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Gear4music Holdings PLC
LON:G4M
Gear4music, one of the largest UK based online retailers of musical instruments and music equipment.
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easyJet's losses expected to narrow on back of increased passenger loads
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Gear4music expects flat full-year underlying earnings as margins squeezed
The musical instrument seller's chief executive Andrew Wass said: "We are confident that we are well placed to significantly grow both revenues and profitability during the next 12 months, as margins normalise"
Musical equipment retailer Gear4music sees sales soar in run up to Christmas
Total sales jumped 42% to £34.6mln, underpinned by a sharp rise in active customers
FTSE 100 closes near flat as traders look for direction; Dow Jones surges
The UK blue chip index closed its account on Tuesday up 2.09 at 7,526.
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Gear4music sees strong sales but at a cost
Shares were flat as the musical instrument retailer again reminded that it had spent heavily achieving this growth
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Gear4Music unsettled by AGM comments
A higher proportion of sales and profits will be generated during the second half of the year
FTSE 100 fagged out as US Food and Drug Administration targets nicotine levels in cigarettes
Despite the beating meted out to IMPs and BATs, the Footsie rallied in the last half hour to trim its heavy losses
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Gear4music shares sing higher after reporting record full year profit
Gear4music has sounded a confident outlook after full year profits surged as it expanded its operations and attracted more customers
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Gear4music hits the right notes as it lifts full year profit estimate
The musical instruments retailer has sounded a positive note on its full year results