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| | Globeinvestor.com: Cameco stock falls despite div hike, stock split |
 | | Cameco stock fell C$6.39, or 7 percent, to close at C$83.40 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, making it one of the day's biggest net losers. |
 | | Late on Tuesday, Cameco, which is the world's biggest producer of uranium, reported a fourth-quarter net profit of C$81 million ($71 million), or 44 Canadian cents a share, up from C$37 million, or 21 Canadian cents, in the same period a year earlier. |
 | | Nevertheless, Cameco hit a number of financial milestones in 2005, including record revenue, adjusted net earnings and cash flow, which spurred the company to bump its annual dividend 30 percent to 32 Canadian cents. |
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