BUZZ-Cheerios maker General Mills up after quarterly results beat estimates on steady demand

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General Mills, Inc.

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Updates

** Shares of Cheerios maker General Mills GIS.N rise as much as 3.7% at $48.78 in early trading
** Co beats second-quarter sales and profit estimates on the back of steady demand for its pantry staples and breakfast cereals

** Posts quarterly sales of $4.86 billion vs. analysts' estimates of $4.78 billion, as per data compiled by LSEG

** Logs quarterly adjusted profit of $1.10 per share topping estimates of $1.03 per share

** Co maintains annual sales and profit forecasts for the second time this year
** Up to last close, stock down about 26% YTD


(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)

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