Murdoch tabloid closure lifts Trinity Mirror

FRANKFURT, Germany - Trinity Mirror said it benefited from the closure of the News of the World last month and was satisfied none of its senior executives had hacked phones or bribed police since 2000, lifting its shares.

The British newspaper publisher said on Friday that group circulation revenues were up 2 percent in July following the closure of Rupert Murdoch's rival tabloid, with national titles up 4 percent.

First-half circulation revenues had fallen 5.4 percent.