4:00 PM London – Diego plc full year net sales increased 5% and net climbed 2%. G4S plc first half net revenues increased 4.3% and net advanced 4.1%. Kazakhmys plc first half revenues increased 36% and net gained 11%. Segro Plc first half sales increased 35% and net climbed 11%.

AMEC plc surged 4.71% to 888.50 pence after the engineering and project management company reported first-half revenues grew 13% to £1.43 billion from £1.26 billion in the prior-year period, while organic revenue growth was 6%. Net profit in the period advanced 36% to £88.5 million or 26.5 pence per share compared to net income of £65.3 million or 19.5 pence per share last year.

The company declared a 20% higher interim dividend and said it expects second half to be stronger than the first-half.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc fell 0.66% to 113.25 pence after the independent publisher first half revenue grew 4.4% to £36.83 million from £35.29 million in the comparable period. Pre-tax profit in the period dropped 48% to £0.95 million from £1.82 million last year.

Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent tumbled 48% to £0.65 million from £1.25 million a year earlier.

Diageo plc dropped 1.13% to $65.62 after the beverages company reported full year net sales increased 5% to £9.78 billion from £9.31 billion in the comparable period, with organic revenues up 2%. Net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 2% to £1.63 billion or 65.4 pence per share compared to £1.60 billion or 64.4 pence per share in the prior year.

G4S plc gained 2.99% to 254.50 pence after the security solutions company reported first half revenue gained 4.3% to £3.63 billion from £3.48 billion in the same period last year. Adjusted profit attributable to shareholders grew 4.1% to £130.6 million or 9.3 pence per share from £125.4 million or 8.9 pence per share in the comparable period. The company declared an interim dividend of 3.17 pence per share, an increase of 5% from last year.

Kazakhmys plc soared 5.03% to 1,127.00 pence after the UK-based copper miner with main assets in Kazakhstan, reported first half revenue rose 36% to $1.52 billion from $1.12 billion in the prior-year period. Net profit in the period increased 11.2% to $574 million or $1.07 per share as against net income of $516 million or 96 cents per share a year ago.

SEGRO Plc plunged 4.58% to 262.40 pence after the commercial property developer reported first half revenues increased 35% to £227.2 million from £168.4 million in the same period last year. Net rental income edged higher 11.3% to £144.3 million as against £129.7 million a year ago.

Net profit for the first half was £153 million or 20.8 pence per share, in comparison with a loss of £480 million or 113.2 pence per share in the preceding year. Profit before tax for the period was £148.9 million, compared to a loss of £493.3 million in the previous year.