Hays flags first-half profit below market expectations

(Reuters) - Recruitment company Hays Plc on Tuesday forecast first-half pre-exceptional operating profit of about 60 million pounds ($76.4 million), below market expectations, hurt by hiring slowdown at the end of three months to Dec. 31.

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(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)