Thursday, April 26, 2007

UPDATE 4-Swiss ABB Q1 net doubles as energy demand soars

(Reuters) - ZURICH, April 26 - First-quarter net profit at Swiss engineering group ABB more than doubled to $537 million, beating expectations and boosting its shares, as its energy clients scramble to meet soaring demand.

Orders rose more than expected to $8.64 billion, the group said on Thursday, as the need for power increases in emerging markets, while industrialised countries have started long-overdue investments in cleaner energy.


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