Updates
** Shares of industrial materials maker DuPont DD.N rises ~7% to $48.42
** DD raises its annual forecast for adjusted profit and sales, after beating Q1 earnings estimates, driven by price hikes and gains from the sale of its Kevlar-producing Aramids business
** DuPont raises its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast to between $2.35 and $2.40 per share, from its previous range of $2.25 to $2.30
** Expects annual net sales of $7.16 billion to $7.26 billion, compared with its prior forecast of $7.08 billion to $7.14 billion
** DD posts adjusted profit of 55 cents per share for the first quarter vs analysts' estimate of 48 cents per share - data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's moves, DD up 20.5% YTD
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))