Resolute Forest Products Inc RFP.N :
* RESOLUTE REPORTS PRELIMINARY FIRST QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.45
* Q1 SALES $795 MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.33 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.32 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS - "MAINTAIN OUR VIEW ON MARKET PULP FUNDAMENTALS EVEN AS PRICES HAVE RECENTLY STARTED TO TREND DOWN"
* RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS - SEES Q2 LOWER PRICE REALIZATIONS, LIMITED CAPACITY ADDITIONS, RISING DEMAND TO SUPPORT MARKET DYNAMICS IN MEDIUM TERM
* "EXPECT OUR WOOD PRODUCTS COST PERFORMANCE TO IMPROVE FOR BALANCE OF YEAR"
* EXPECT LOWER PRICING FOR PAPER GRADES IN Q2