F&C Investment Trust Returns to Profit in H1

03:05 AM EDT, 08/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- F&C Investment Trust (FCIT.L) said Monday that it swung to an attributable net return in the first half. Net return attributable to shareholders for the six months ended June 30 was 776.5 million pounds sterling, compared with a loss of 1.8 million pounds earlier. Basic EPS moved to 0.4107 pound from a loss per share of 0.0009 pound. The London-listed investment trust's gains on investments and derivatives were 726.1 million pounds, compared with a loss on investments and derivatives of 31.6 million pounds a year ago. Meanwhile, the board declared a first interim dividend of 0.0099 pound per share for the period, payable on Monday to shareholders of record on July 3. It paid 0.0095 pound per share in the year-ago period.