Toyota nearly doubles Q1 operating profit, shares rise

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota nearly doubled its operating profit in the first quarter, it said on Tuesday, as the Japanese automaker

TOKYO Toyota Motor on Tuesday posted a 93.7% jump in first-quarter operating profit to 1.12 trillion yen ($7.85 billion), with results boosted by a weak yen and increased sales.

($1 = 142.7200 yen)

(Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by David Dolan)