AAA Auto Gains for Second Day as First-Quarter Profit Quadruples

AAA Auto Group NV (AAA) gained for a second day after the Czech chain of used-car dealerships said its first-quarter profit quadrupled from a year earlier.

The stock climbed 1.9 percent to 19 koruna by 1:17 p.m. in Prague, outperforming the 14-member PX (PX) equity index, which rose 0.5 percent today. AAA Auto earlier rose as much as 2.5 percent, touching its highest intraday level in three weeks.

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