P521 Teletext 521 Jan12 22:47:57    ——————————————————————————————  Dixons Group Interims 1998 Turnover £1.72bn £1.455bn Pre-tax profit £299.4m £68.9m Earnings per share 62.9p 11.6p Interim dividend 4.20p 3.50p Exceptional item £220.4m Nil ——————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————— Finance headlines 500 Companies 520 INSHORE FORECAST IS NOW ON p158