Egypt's Eastern Tobacco 9-Month Net Rises 11.7 Pct

Source from:  AFX 05/05/2009

Egyptian cigarette monopoly Eastern Tobacco made a net profit of 621.4 million Egyptian pounds ($110 million) in the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 11.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, the firm said on Monday. The firm gave no further details on its performance in a statement to the Egyptian stock exchange. Shares in the firm ended the day 0.21 percent lower at 153.55 pounds. ($1 = 5.63 Egyptian pounds) Enditem