Oil producer APA's second-quarter profit nearly triples

(Reuters) - U.S. oil producer APA Corp reported a second-quarter profit that nearly tripled on Wednesday, bolstered by surging crude prices.

The company's net income attributable to common stock rose to $926 million, or $2.71 a share, in the three months ended June 30, from $316 million, or 82 cents per share, a year earlier.

(Reporting by Ruhi Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)