E.ON slightly beats forecasts as industrial business drives first-half profit

FRANKFURT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – E.ON (EONGn.DE), Europe’s largest energy ​grid operator, on ‌Wednesday posted first-half core profit that ​came in ​slightly ahead of estimates, ⁠boosted by ​the group’s division ​that caters to big industrial and municipal clients.Adjusted ​core profit ​for the January to ‌June ⁠period rose 1% to €5.40 billion ($6.23 billion), surpassing the €5.39 ​billion Vara ​consensus. ⁠Adjusted net profit was ​up 5% ​at €1.92 ⁠billion, also slightly above the €1.91 billion ⁠poll. ($1 = ​0.8671 ​euros)

Reporting by Christoph Steitz, editing ​by Kirsti Knolle.