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Forecast-beating profit lifts Charles River

    February 15, 2012

Charles River Laboratories International Inc., the seller of mice and rats used in laboratory experiments, gained the most in a month after reporting earnings that beat analyst estimates. Charles River climbed 3.9 percent to $35.23 at 4 p.m. in New York, the biggest increase since Jan. 10. The Wilmington, Massachusetts-based company reported earnings excluding one-time items of 69 cents a share, beating by 10 cents the average of 16 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

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