Brazil's Petrobras hits quarterly profit estimates

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras hit fourth quarter profit estimates, according to a Wednesday evening securities filing, as rising Brent prices drove strong sales figures.

Quarterly net income came in at 31.5 billion reais ($6.29 billion), above a Refinitiv consensus estimate of 30.5 billion reais.