ABP Shares Rise in Bear Market

Associated British Ports continued its remarkable transformation into stock market favourite with an upbeat pre-Christmas trading update predicting underlying pre-tax profit for the year just ended would be slightly ahead of market expectations when the groups preliminary results are announced on 19 February. Analysts forecast underlying taxable profits in the range of £ 134m, up from £ 130m in 2001.

ABP sold 24 acres of non-operational land at the Port of Plymouth last month.

Associated British Ports continued its remarkable transformation into stock market favourite with an upbeat pre-Christmas trading update predicting underlying pre-tax profit for the year just ended would be slightly ahead of market expectations when the groups preliminary results are announced on 19 February. Analysts forecast underlying taxable profits in the range of £ 134m, up from £ 130m in 2001.