Industrial holding company DCC has reported pre-tax profits of 32.1 million euros for its first half to the end of September, an increase of 23.6% on the same period last year.
Turnover on continuing activities was up 54.6% to 822.6 million euros, helped by higher oil prices which fed through to the company's energy activities. IT, healthcare and food are the company's other main businesses.
The interim dividend was increased by 20% to 7.74 cents per share.
