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| | Bloomberg.com: Germany |
 | | Net income rose to 192 million euros ($234 million), or 1.25 euros a share, from 141 million euros, or 91 cents, excluding SMS, Munich-based MAN said in an e-mailed statement. |
 | | Including SMS's operations through September and the gain from the disposal, profit rose 60 percent to 235 million, or 1.54 euros, from 147 million euros, or 92 cents, in 2002. |
 | | MAN shares rose as much as 66 cents, or 2.2 percent, to 30.34 euros, the highest intraday price in almost two years, and were up 1.6 percent at 30.15 euros as of 9:20 a.m. |
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