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Pre-tax profits rise at Spirent
Communications technology group Spirent said yesterday that pre-tax profits rose three per cent compared to the first half of 2011 from $55.2m (£35.3m) to $56.6m this year. The group saw growth in the US and Asia Pacific as European demand faltered and said that it expected the macroeconomic climate in the second-half to cause volatility.