By Reuters Staff
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MONTERREY, April 29 (Reuters) - Mexican cement producer Cemex reported on Thursday a more than 15-fold jump in first-quarter profit, beating analyst expectations and sending its stock price surging.
The global cement giant said the results were boosted by higher sales in the United States and in Mexico, as well as by higher cement volumes in most of its markets and higher product prices in Mexico and across Latin Americas plus the Caribbean regions.
In early morning trading, shares of the company rose 4.85% to their highest level since October 2017.
Cemex’s net income during the first three months of the year rose to $665 million in the quarter from $42 million in the same period last year.