Nokia's Research Center in Helsinki

Thu Jul 17, 1:18 PM
Nokia's Research Center in Helsinki, pictured in 2007. Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, reported on Thursday an 8.0-percent rise in underlying second-quarter net profit and its shares soared despite a heavy hit for closing its Bochum plant in Germany. Photo:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/AFP

Nokia's Research Center in Helsinki, pictured in 2007. Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, reported on Thursday an 8.0-percent rise in underlying second-quarter net profit and its shares soared despite a heavy hit for closing its Bochum plant in Germany. Photo:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/AFP