PARIS (AP) _ Sanofi (SNY) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $1.89 billion.

The company said it had profit of 75 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 97 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 83 cents per share.

The drugmaker posted revenue of $10.36 billion in the period.

Sanofi shares have risen 6% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed almost 2% in the last 12 months.

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