fast retailing co shares rose sharply friday morning after the uniqlostore operator posted strong fullyear results and projected an 18 increase in operating profit this fiscal year the shares were recently 63 higher at 83630 yen after rising as much as 69 earlier the topix subindex for retailers was recently 20 higher while the nikkei stock average was up 27 fast retailing said thursday after market close that net profit rose 61 to 273335 billion yen 186 billion for the year ended aug 31 thanks partly to increased sales in north america europe and asia outside japan and a weaker yen revenue climbed 79 to y2301 trillion the company said it planned to limit discounts at uniqlo stores in japan this fiscal year while adding more stores overseas especially in asia it projected revenue to increase 15 to y2650 trillion and operating profit to rise 18 to y35000 billion