Russia's Gazprom says second-quarter net profit jumps to $3.8 billion
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Wednesday its second-quarter net profit jumped to 259 billion roubles (2.95 billion pounds) from 48 billion roubles in the year-earlier period thanks to rising sales and energy prices.It beat a forecast by analysts, polled by Reuters, for second-quarter net income of 228 billion roubles.Sales increased to 1.83 trillion roubles from 1.39 trillion roubles in the second quarter of 2017.