Marston's trades ahead of the market in the first half
Pubs group Marston's revealed continued outperformance of the wider market with like-for-like sales up 7.3% in the first half and underlying pub operating profit 22% higher at £52.7 million.
The shares have performed strongly over the last week ahead of the results, inviting some profit taking today with a fall of 4% to 32.1p, but that still leaves them around 13% higher over the period.
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