<div id="readability-page-1"><div>** Shares of Howden Joinery up as much as 9.87% at 918p, hitting a nine-month high** Stock top gainer in FTSE 100 index CURRENCYCOM:UK100, which is up 0.5% ** Co reports half-year profit before tax of 117.2 million pounds ($158.96 mln), up 4.4% yoy** Co on track to achieve its 2025 outlook ** Including session's gain, HWDN up about 15.25% YTD($1 = 0.7373 pounds)</div></div>

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** Shares of Howden Joinery up as much as 9.87% at 918p, hitting a nine-month high** Stock top gainer in FTSE 100 index CURRENCYCOM:UK100, which is up 0.5% ** Co reports half-year profit before tax of 117.2 million pounds ($158.96 mln), up 4.4% yoy** Co on track to achieve its 2025 outlook ** Including session's gain, HWDN up about 15.25% YTD($1 = 0.7373 pounds)

UK's Howden Joinery hits 9-month high after strong half-year results