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Pernod Ricard beats earnings forecast

The French spirit group saw a smaller-than-expected fall in annual sales and profit for the year to the end of June, as sales fell 3% rather than the 3.2% expected and operating profit only dropped 0.8%, significantly better than the 3.1% decline forecast.

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