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Estee Lauder stock rises after cosmetics maker’s profit rises 25 percent

The maker of Mac cosmetics and Clinique skin care rose the most in nine months after its quarterly net income rose 25 percent to $51.2 million from a year earlier, topping the average analyst estimate. Growth in China and at airport stores helped; net sales jumped 9.2 percent to $2.25 billion, also beating the estimates.