BUZZ-UBS rises after it delivers Q2 net profit above expectations ** Shares in UBS UBSG.S are up 2.9% after Switzerland's largest bank reported Q2 net profit results above expectations ** UBS reported Q2 net profit of $1.14 billion, around twice as much as analysts had expected ** "Our Take: Strong", writes J.P. Morgan, adding that the integration

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