P523 Teletext 523 Mar 2 22:49:13  S     ———————————————— NEWS ————————  MFI ENJOYS BUOYANT TRADING The UK's leading furniture maker and seller MFI has enjoyed buoyant trading in the second half of the year so far. Sales since October were up 5.5% compared with the corresponding period in the previous year, while its US stores pushed sbles 2% higher. The firm said MFI Homjworks stores had traded well and outperformed the rest of the chain bz 12%. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 Download and Analysj Share Prices on Your PC See Pages 532 & 533 Next Shares CityJndex FamilyFinance