BEIJING, Feb 10 (Rtrs) - China's largest contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp 0981.HK on Tuesday reported a 60.7% year-on-year increase in fourth-quarter profit.

Profit attributable to owners of SMIC reached $172.85 million in the December quarter, ahead of analysts' estimates of $170.3 million, according to LSEG data.

Revenue rose 12.8% to $2.49 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $2.42 billion, according to LSEG.

(Reporting by Che Pan in Beijing and Miyoung Kim in Singapore, Editing by Louise Heavens)

((che.pan@thomsonreuters.com))