LG Electronics Q2 profit boosted by US tariff refunds
LG Electronics Q2 profit boosted by US tariff refunds SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - LG Electronics 066570.KS, a South Korean maker of TVs, home appliances and other consumer electronics, said on Thursday that its second-quarter earnings reflected one-time gains of 300 billion won ($208.61 million), including from a refund of tariffs imposed under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Its operating profit jumped 147% to 1.58 trillion won in the second quarter, from a year earlier.
($1 = 1,438.0700 won)
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin
Editing by Ed Davies)((hyunjoo.jin@thomsonreuters.com; 82-2-3704-5685; Reuters Messaging: hyunjoo.jin.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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