** Shares of U.S.-based utility company Entergy Corp ETR.N up 1.7% at $96.60
** Co beats Q3 profit estimates, helped by higher retail sales and strong demand for power
** ETR's retail sales for Q3 rose to 37,124 gigawatt hours, near 4% growth from a year earlier
** It posts Q3 adjusted profit of $1.53 per share vs analyst estimate of $1.45 per share - data compiled by LSEG
** It narrows its full-year 2025 profit forecast to between $3.85 and $3.95 per share from a prior view of $3.75 to $3.95 per share
** Including session's moves, ETR up 27.4% YTD
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))