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Reckitt Benckiser profit beats forecasts
Reckitt Benckiser beat City forecasts with an 18 per cent rise in third-quarter profits.
The increase follows its takeover of Durex condom maker SSL.
The consumer goods company, whose brands include Cillit Bang-to-Nurofen, is expecting the acquisition to fuel s sdale surge.
Chief executive Bart Becht said: “For the business ex-RBP (pharmaceuticals), there is no change to our previously communicated full year targets.”