10:46 AM EST - Metro Inc. : reported an 8.4 percent rise in its second-quarter profit. The company said it earned $61.8 million, or 53 cents a share for the quarter, up from $57 million, or 49 cents a share in the year earlier period. On average, analysts had expected the company to earn 57 cents a share before exceptional items, according to Reuters Estimates. Metro Inc.
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