Dove maker Unilever beats quarterly sales estimates on strong demand, pricing

Oct 28 (Reuters) – Consumer goods ​major ‌Unilever reported third-quarter underlying sales ‌growth ​of ⁠5.2% on ⁠Wednesday, beating market expectations, on ​strong pricing ⁠and ⁠demand.

Analysts ​were expecting ​underlying sales growth ‌of 4.8% for ⁠the three months to September, ⁠according ‌to ⁠a ​company-compiled ‌consensus.

(Reporting by ​Yadarisa Shabong ⁠in Bengaluru; Editing by Harikrishnan ​Nair)