(Bloomberg) — Tencent Holdings Ltd. reported better-than-expected sales after pandemic-induced lockdowns helped spur growth in its suite of online offerings from gaming to social media.The WeChat operator’s revenue rose 26% to 108.1 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) after gaming sales rose at their fastest pace since 2017 during the coronavirus-stricken March quarter. That compared with the average estimate of 101.07 billion yuan. Net income rose 6% to 28.9 billion yuan from a year earlier, when Tencent booked an 11 billion yuan one-time gain on investments.Tencent, which never offers precise financial guidance, warned that the boost to its gaming business from Covid-19 …read more
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