🟢 Airtel Africa is trading 4.1% up today with first-half profit up 20.5%

Airtel Africa is trading at £274.37, up 4.09%, with first-half profit rising 20.5%.

• First-half revenue was $3.82 billion, up 28.2%; data revenue grew 35.3%.
• November 4 coverage reported renewed plans for a possible Airtel Money listing, but did not establish it as the cause of the share move.
• Major U.S. indices were sharply higher; no specific trading-volume information was available.