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Sony reports Q1 profit up 36.5%, beating estimates

Sony reports Q1 profit up 36.5%, beating estimates

CNA8 hours ago
TOKYO :Sony on Thursday reported a 36.5 per cent rise in operating profit in the April-June quarter, beating analyst estimates.
Operating profit was 340 billion yen ($2.30 billion). That compared with an estimate of 288 billion yen from eight analysts polled by LSEG.
($1 = 147.5400 yen)
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