April 29 : French IT group Sopra Steria on Wednesday reported a 3.2 per cent organic rise in its first-quarter revenue to 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion), driven by business improvements across its core business.The company said the completion of a programme for Sparda banks, planned since 2023, negatively i

(Corrects organic growth to 3.2 per cent, not 3.4 per cent, in headline and paragraph 1)April 29 : French IT group Sopra Steria on Wednesday reported 3.2 per cent organic growth in its first-quarter revenue to 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion), driven by business improvements across its business regions.

April 29 : French IT group Sopra Steria reported a 3.2 per cent organic rise in its first-quarter revenue to 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) on Wednesday, a second consecutive quarter of growth driven by improvements in its core business, which sent its shares more than 11 per cent higher.Sopra Steria, which