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Pharma giants AstraZeneca
and GSK
, the U.K.’s second and ninth most valuable companies, both saw first-quarter profits beat expectations early Wednesday.
AstraZeneca’s core earnings per share came in at $2.58, while analysts polled by FactSet had expected $2.53. GSK’s core EPS was £0.47 ($0.63) versus the expected £0.43, as per FactSet.







