Russia's Evraz 2017 core earnings jump 70 pct, beat forecast
MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) - Evraz (LSE: EVR.L - news) , Russia's second-biggest steel producer, said on Thursday its 2017 core earnings rose 70 percent year-on-year to $2.6 billion due to higher global prices, beating analysts' estimates.
Analysts polled by Reuters expected Evraz to report earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at $2.5 billion. (Reporting by Polina Devitt editing by Katya Golubkova)