Support services firm DCC sees FY profit ahead of consensus

Support services firm DCC Plc forecast full-year profit ahead of market consensus on Monday, citing benefits from acquisitions and strong trading across its business, especially its energy unit, that helped it post higher first-half profit. Dublin-based DCC, which gets about half of its profit from Britain and Ireland, also agreed to buy 97 percent of French natural gas retail and marketing business Gaz Europeen for an enterprise value of 110 million euros (96 million pounds). Shares in DCC, who