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DISINFECTANT maker Byotrol surged 16.8pc, or 0.79p, to 5.5p after it signed licensing deals and said first-quarter sales would hit a record high.

Demand for the group’s products has surged amid the coronavirus pandemic, with sales of more than £1m in both March and April.

The AIM-listed group has struck a 10-year licensing agreement in the US for its long-lasting sanitiser spray and a contract with SC Johnson, also in America, for its alcohol-free hand sanitisers.