Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Valero Energy (N:VLO) Corp's VLO.N
quarterly profit jumped 30 percent as its refining margins grew
due to robust prices for refined products and low crude costs.
The company's net income from continuing operations
attributable to Valero's stockholders rose to $1.38 billion, or
$2.79 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from $1.06
billion, or $2 per share, a year earlier. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPnbfmks4
Operating revenue fell 34.4 percent to $22.58 billion.