LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - British banknote printer De LaRue saw its profit fall by over a third in the firsthalf of the fiscal year but the firm said it was confident onits full-year performance as the value of its order book rose 37percent year-on-year.
The firm, which warned on operating profit just over a yearago, said its results were slightly ahead of expectations butthat market conditions remained volatile.
De la Rue, which makes over 150 national currencies and UKpassports, said print and paper volumes had been better thanexpected but posted a 38 percent fall in pretax profit in thesix months to Sep. 26 to 12.8 million pounds ($19.39 million). ($1 = 0.6600 pounds) (Reporting By Costas Pitas)