Prudential climbs higher as operating profits rise and Asia soars August 12, 2013 British insurer Prudential was the highest climber on the FTSE this morning after reporting a better-than-expected 22 per cent boost in first half operating profits to £1.42bn. Basic earnings per share also increased 22 per cent, rising to 42.2p from 34.6p in the same period the year before. The share price this morning increased by [...]