** U.S.-listed shares of StealthGas Inc of GASS.O up ~4%
at $3.22 after Q2 profit rises vs a year ago
** GASS reports a profit of 32 cents a share, up from 4
cents a year ago urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX1gJ60h
** Rev increases to $39.3 mln with 34 active vessels vs
$32.2 mln with 42 active vessels a year ago
** Co gains around $8.9 mln from joint ventures this quarter
vs losing $1.7 mln a year ago
** Stock is up ~54% YTD
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru)
((Shashwat.Chauhan@thomsonreuters.com))