Total beats quarterly forecasts despite low oil price, raises payout
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ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - Total beat forecasts on Thursday by keeping net adjusted fourth-quarter profit steady at $3.2 billion despite low oil prices and fulfilled a pledge to boost dividends, lifting the French energy firm's shares.The stock rose about 3% before easing off its highs as the company bucked a trend in the industry which has seen profits tumble in the last three months of 2019. Analysts had expected Total's net profit to slip to $2.7 billion."This performance is better than..