10:16 AM EST - Methanex Corp. : is reporting a fourth-quarter profit of US$171.7 million, down from US$172.4 million a year ago but setting a per-share earnings record. Fourth-quarter net income amounted to a record $1.72 a diluted share, up from $1.61 per share a year ago when there were more shares outstanding. Methanex Corp.
shares MX:CA are trading up $1.65 at $23.65.
