LONDON (Dow Jones)--Blue Star Capital PLC (BLU.LN), said Wednesday that it made pretax loss of GBP389,917 for the half year ended March 31, compared with GBP1.18 million. -Operating loss GBP391,196 versus GBP1.14 million -Net assets were reduced by GBP389,917 to GBP4.359 million -Cash position GBP15,008 versus GBP118,593 at the end of Sept 2009. -Basic and diluted loss per share 0.26 pence versus 1.11 pence -Shares closed Tuesday at 2.63 pence. -By London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; Contact Razak Musah Baba; +44 (0)20 7842 9275; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 30, 2010 02:50 ET (06:50 GMT)