HELSINKI - Finland's Kone reported an expected rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday as demand for elevators and escalators "developed extremely well" in China.

Kone's quarterly operating profit of 333.1 million euros ($394 million) versus the 329.3 million expected by analysts, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.

A month ago Kone raised its 2020 outlook citing better-than-expected development in Q3 sales and adjusted EBIT.

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