UPDATE: Ball Reports Downbeat Q2 Results

Ball Corp BLL reported a strong rise in its second-quarter profit. Ball reported its quarterly profit at 143.1 million, or $0.84 per share, up from $69 million, or $0.37 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed 15% to $2.31 billion. Analysts were expecting a profit of $0.86 per share on revenue of $2.42 billion. Ball shares closed at $39.28 yesterday.