BUZZ - Corning shares rise as quarterly sales and profits exceed expectations

October 27 - ** Specialty glass manufacturer Corning GLW.N shares rose 3.2% in pre-market trading to $131.85

** The company expects (link) adjusted sales in the fourth quarter to increase by about 19% year-on-year, reaching between $5.2 billion and $5.3 billion, while analysts' average forecast is $5.21 billion—data compiled by LSEG

** Adjusted earnings per share are expected to be between $0.96 and $1, higher than the anticipated $0.94

** The report shows third quarter sales rose 19% year-on-year to $5.08 billion, above the expected $5.02 billion

** As of the close of the last trading day, the stock had risen 45.9% year-to-date

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