The company showed profit of $1.92 per share, 9 cents higher than expected.
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That took the focus off its 2018 results which showed profit and revenue rose.
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Chief Executive Officer Duncan Anderson resigned after Gulf Marine warned a reassessment of its ships and contracts showed profit would fall this year.
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Chinese mainland and Hong Kong stocks advanced about half a percent after weekend data showed profit growth in China's industrial sector picking up in October.
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Among energy stocks, coal miner New Hope Corp tumbled the most for a second straight day after its half-year results showed profit growth slowing.
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In addition to slower profit growth, Sunday's data showed profit margins and account receivables days outstanding weakened slightly in July after improving for the last two months.
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Data out over the weekend showed profit growth at China's industrial firms slowed for the fifth consecutive month in September as sales of raw materials and manufactured goods further ebbed.
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RETAIL RELIEF A bright spot, though, was Associated British Foods, which added 2 percent after its first-half results showed profit at its Primark chain jumped thanks to an expansion drive.
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A survey over the weekend showed profit growth at the country's industrial powerhouses cooled for the fifth consecutive month in September on the back of a greater slowdown in production and sales.
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Adding to the subdued mood, data showed profit growth in China's industrial firms slowed last month from the previous month as several sectors showed weak activity, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy remains underpowered.
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Shares gained around 4.5% after the company's results showed profit rose 7% to 2.4 billion euros ($2.69 billion) in the three months to March 31, beating estimates of 2.24 billion euros in an Infront data poll.
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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: United Airlines ticked up in after-hours trading after the company's second-quarter earnings surpassed Wall Street's expectations and showed profit up more than 50% from a year ago.
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LJUBLJANA, March 19 (Reuters) - Slovenian banks had joint net profit of 38.8 million euros in January, down from 43.5 million in the same month of 2016, the Bank of Slovenia said in a report on its website which showed profit was down partly due to lower interest rate income.
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While copper prices are expected to rise further, zinc prices could be weighed down by rising supply this year, a Reuters poll in May showed Profit came in at 13.51 billion rupees ($195.98 million) for the three months ended June 30, compared with 15.33 billion rupees a year earlier, the company said here on Friday.
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These plans met with resistance, and therefore a Swedish merchant, Erik Kistner, formed a consortium which bought debt-ridden Astra back from the government for a symbolic price of one krona. The consortium included banker Jacob Wallenberg, and the Wallenberg family since continued to have a stake in the company. Under long-serving CEO Börje Gabrielsson, who led the company until 1957, Astra showed profit from 1929 and grew continuously. In the 1930s, Astra started to conduct its own research, initially on a very small scale, rather than just manufacturing existing pharmaceutical preparations.
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By 1927, Pacific Coast Borax Company had moved their mining operations to Boron, located away from Death Valley. The Tonopah and Tidewater had to resort to hauling lead from Tecopa, feldspar and clay from Bradford Siding, north of Death Valley Junction, along with gypsum, talc and general goods. Without the borax mine however, the T&T; only showed profit for about 4 years before finances dropped sharply. The Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad was abandoned by 1928, severing the T&T;'s rail link with Goldfield and Tonopah, forcing the railroad to cut back its tracks to Beatty.
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