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SHARES in Learning Technologies Group leapt 15.8pc, or 10.8p, to 79p after it revealed bumper profits and promised a £3.3m dividend payout.

The London-based company, which sells digital training content to businesses, reported £3.4m profit for 2018 after an £11,000 loss the previous year.

Sales rose 83pc to £93.9m, following its takeovers of data firm Watershed and enterprise software firm Peoplefluent. The dividend will be 0.5p per share.