Thursday, July 26, 2007

UPDATE 2-Rolls-Royce underlying pretax up, backlog jumps

(Reuters) - LONDON, July 26 - Strong demand for airliners
helped engine maker Rolls-Royce Plc post a 17 percent
rise in underlying first-half pretax profit and fatten its order
backlog to a record 35.1 billion pounds .




Underlying profit rose to 380 million pounds for the six
months to June 30, the British company said on Thursday.


Read more at Reuters.com Market News

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