Smoking giant BAT reports more profit from non-tobacco products like vapes

BAT will give shareholders an update on its trading performance on Tuesday (Alamy/PA) -

British American Tobacco (BAT) has said it is on track to make more money from selling vapes in the second half of the financial year than the first.

The smoking giant said in a trading update that it had about 40% vaping market share across key markets like the US and the UK with its Vuse products.