Ahead of Gulf spin-off,US' Forest misses earnings target

摘要

Houston-Shares of US independent Forest Oil rose almost 4% to 50.02/share Feb 16 despite earnings that missed analysts' consensus.For the quarter,earnings were 92 cts/share,or 57.2-mil,a 31% jump from earnings of 73 cts,or 43.6-mil,a year earlier.