Dow Jones Newswires: LVMH reports stronger-than-forecast sales, helped by China demand

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE on Wednesday reported first-quarter sales above expectations, as a lifting of sanitary restrictions in China boosted performance there, and a rebound in international travel drove duty-free sales.

The French luxury-goods giant FR:MC, owner of fashion houses Dior and Louis Vuitton and jewelers Bulgari and Tiffany, made total revenue of 21.04 billion euros ($22.96 billion) in the first three months of the year, rising 17% at constant currency from EUR18 billion in the same period last year….