LONDON (Dow Jones)--Henderson Opportunities Trust PLC (HOT.LN), an investment trust which invests predominantly in U.K. companies, Friday reported a 9.9% rise in net asset value over the past six months to 480.55 pence, compared with a rise of 10.8% in the FTSE All-Share Index. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue return per Ordinary share for half year ended April 30 4.25 pence (2009: 3.69 pence). -Interim dividend 2 pence compared with 3 pence a year earlier. -Shares at 0705 GMT unchanged at 362 pence valuing the company at GBP29.19 million. -By Ian Walker, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9296;
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