DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (HM-B.SK) said Wednesday
that total sales in December rose 10%.
MAIN FACTS:
-Adjusted for calendar effects, sales rose just over 12% in
December.
-Analysts in a Wall Street Journal poll expected sales to
increase by 8.6% in December.
-H&M had 3176 stores on December 31, up from 2809 stores on
the same day last year.
-Shares ended Tuesday at SEK284.10.
-Write to Jens Hansegard at jens.hansegard@dowjones.com
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