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Jiangsu Etern Forecasts Up to 120% Jump in H1 Profit; Shares Fall 8%

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Jiangsu Etern (SHA:600105) forecasts first-half attributable net profit of between 500 million yuan and 700 million yuan, compared with 318.5 million yuan the previous year.

The between 57% and 120% year-over-year increase is driven by the optical communications segment, which benefited from the digital economy acceleration and booming artificial intelligence computing demand, according to a Monday filing with the Shanghai bourse.

Shares of the telecommunication cable and wire manufacturer fell 8% in recent trade.

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