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Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

09:56 AM EST - Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited : announced second-quarter net earnings attributable to Shareholders of $325.2 million or $15.49 per share, compared to net earnings of $275.4 million or $15.56 per share in the second quarter of 2009. The year-over-year increase in earnings arose primarily from significant net investment gains of $388.7 million in the second quarter of 2010. Revenues for the quarter were $1.812 billion, up from $1.736 billion in the prior-year quarter. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited shares T.FFH are trading up $2.39 at $408.10.