Total beats quarterly forecasts, lifts dividends despite low oil price
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ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - Total beat forecasts on Thursday by keeping net adjusted profit for the fourth quarter steady at $3.2 billion and fulfilled its pledge to boost dividends despite low oil prices, lifting the French energy major's shares by 3%.Analysts had forecasts net profit of about $2.7 billion (£2.1 billion)."This performance is better than that of our rivals in terms of resisting to low oil prices," Total Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne told journalists.He said the..