Sony Q2 profit rises 8%, beating estimates

FILE PHOTO: Sony Corp's logo is seen on its Crystal LED Integrated Structure (CLEDIS) display at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO : Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday operating profit rose 8 per cent, above analyst estimates, in the second quarter.
Sony booked a profit of 344 billion yen ($2.32 billion) in the July-September quarter. That compared with a 300 billion yen estimate from 10 analysts polled by Refinitiv.
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