Samsung Securities Q1 net profit up 0.2 pct to 253.1 bln won

SEOUL, Samsung Securities Co. on Tuesday reported its first-quarter net income of 253.1 billion won (US$184.9 million), up 0.2 percent from a year earlier. The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 331.6 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, compared with 341.6 billion won a year ago. Revenue fell 15.6 percent to 3.72 trillion won. Source: Yonhap News Agency