BUZZ-AbbVie rises on quarterly profit beat

AbbVie, Inc.

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** Shares of drugmaker AbbVie ABBV.N rise 2.5% to $202 premarket

** Co reports Q1 adj. profit of $2.65 per share vs. analysts' average estimate of $2.59 per share - LSEG data

** ABBV's quarterly revenue of $15 billion beats analysts' average expectation of $14.72 billion

** Upbeat results driven by strong demand for ABBV's newer immunology drugs, Skyrizi and Rinvoq

** Co raises annual adjusted profit forecast to a range of $14.08 to $14.28 per share from $13.96 to $14.16 per share earlier

** Up to last close, stock down 13.5% YTD