10:10 AM EST - BCE Inc. : reported BCE and Bell results for the first quarter of 2011 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and announced both a 5% increase in its annual common share dividend and increased financial guidance for 2011. BCE delivered strong financial performance with net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $503 million. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders in the first quarter of 2010 in the amount of $706 million included asset sales and other gains of $272 million. BCE Inc.
shares T.BCE are trading up $0.78 at $37.72.
