Fuller, Smith & Turner swings to an H1 loss as COVID-19 shuts pubs and bars

Fuller, Smith & Turner plc (LON: FSTA) said on Thursday that it swung to a loss in the fiscal first half as the Coronavirus pandemic pushed its stores into temporarily shutting down. The COVID-19 crisis has so far infected more than 1.5 million people in the United Kingdom and caused over 56 thousand deaths.   Fuller, Smith & Turner jumped more than 3% on market open on Thursday but lost the entire intraday gain in the next hour. It is now exchanging hands at £7.07 per share versus a much higher £9.60 per share at the start of the year.