09:48 AM EST - CGI Group Inc. : Canada's largest computer consulting firm, reported a sharply higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday as the company took advantage of new contracts and improved market conditions. CGI, which also offers outsourcing services to companies, said it earned $62.7 million, or 19 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31. That's up from a profit of $14.1 million, or 4 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. CGI Group Inc.
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