Aug 6 (Reuters) - Manulife Financial MFC.TO reported higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by strong performance in its Asia unit that boosted the Canadian insurer's results.
Net income attributable to shareholders came in at C$1.79 billion ($1.30 billion) or 98 Canadian cents per share in the three months ended June 30, compared with C$1.04 billion, or 52 Canadian cents per share, in the year earlier.
($1 = 1.3741 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
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