May 3 (Reuters) - Canadian construction and engineering firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc SNC.TO on Thursday reported a 13 percent fall in quarterly profit, hurt by higher costs.
The company's net income attributable to shareholders fell to C$78.1 million ($60.7 million), or 44 Canadian cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, from C$89.7 million, or 60 Canadian cent per share, a year earlier. rose to C$2.37 billion from C$1.79 billion.
($1 = C$1.28)