09:52 AM EST - BCE Inc. : reported a higher first-quarter profit on Wednesday, aided by a dilution gain on investments. BCE, which is reviewing its strategic options, including a privatization of the company, said it earned $499 million, or 62 cents a share. That was up from a profit of $477 million, or 52 cents a share, in the year earlier period. According to Reuters Estimates, analysts had expected BCE to earn 52 cents a share. BCE Inc.
shares T.BCE are trading down 3 cents at $37.27.
