Christie Group plc has released a trading update, reporting a return to more normal levels of exchange and invoicing activity in its agency and advisory business, Christie & Co, following the end of the summer period. Transactional pipelines have recovered to stronger levels than in the first half of the year, and the improved invoicing level is expected to continue for the remainder of the year. However, there is still unpredictability in the precise dates of transactions, and the board believes that some transactions scheduled to complete in 2023 may be delayed into 2024. As a result, the board anticipates a full-year operating profit before exceptional items of between £0 and £1.0m, with a second-half operating profit before exceptional items of between £1.4m and £2.4m.