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Outokumpu’s quarterly earnings beat expectations

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Reuters
Updated: Aug 4, 2022, 06:22 GMT+00:00

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Outokumpu on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected core earnings for the second quarter as steel prices rose following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Outokumpu logo is seen at the company's head office in Helsinki

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Outokumpu on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected core earnings for the second quarter as steel prices rose following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The steel maker’s April-June adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA) more than doubled to 547 million euros ($555.86 million), above analysts’ mean estimate of 443 million in a company-provided poll.

($1 = 0.9841 euros)

(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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