12:01 PM EST - Metro Inc. : reported a 112 percent increase in first-quarter profit on Tuesday. The company said it earned $67.9 million, or 58 cents a share, in the period ended December 23. That compares with a profit of $32 million, or 28 cents a share, a year earlier. Metro Inc.
shares T.MRU.A are trading up 42 cents at $38.30.