Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing 9-month profit rises 12.2%

TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Fast Retailing 9983.T, owner of the Uniqlo clothing brand, on Thursday posted a 12.2% rise in nine-month operating profit.

Operating profit was 451 billion yen ($3.08 billion) in the nine months to May 31, against the consensus forecast of 458 billion yen, based on a LSEG poll of five analysts.

The company kept its full-year forecast at 545 billion yen.