11:09 AM EST - AGF Management Ltd. : reported a 51 percent jump in first-quarter profit on Wednesday and also raised its dividend, sending the company's stock to a record high. Strong mutual fund sales drove net income to $36.3 million, or 40 cents a share, in the three months ended February 28. This was up from $24.1 million, or 27 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. The result topped expectations of 31 cents a share as polled by Reuters Estimates. AGF Management Ltd.
shares T.AGF.B are trading up $1.47 at $33.26.
