Sony posts 26% rise in Q1 op profit on pandemic-led PS5 demand

TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Sony Corp on Wednesday reported a 26.3% rise in first-quarter operating profit, benefiting from lingering pandemic-led demand for its PlayStation 5 games console.

Operating profit for the quarter ended June 30 rose to 280.1 billion yen ($2.57 billion) from 221.7 billion yen a year earlier. ($1 = 109.0400 yen) (Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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