Gree Electric Appliances (SHE:000651) booked a net profit attributable to shareholders of 14.1 billion yuan in the first half of the year, up 11.5% from 12.7 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a Saturday filing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

The Chinese home appliance manufacturer's earnings per share climbed year on year to 2.56 yuan from 2.26 yuan.

The Chinese property developer generated an operating income of 99.8 billion yuan, up 0.6% from 99.2 billion yuan the previous year.

Shares of the company increased more than 1% in recent trade.

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