BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi
Global returned to profit in the second quarter as record
transaction volumes in its China mobility business and rapid
international growth lifted revenue.
* The platform posted a net profit of 869 million yuan
($129 million) for the three months ended June 30, compared with
a net loss of 2.48 billion yuan a year earlier.
* The year-earlier quarter was hit by a one-off
shareholder-lawsuit provision.
* Q2 revenue rose 10.8% to 62.5 billion yuan
* For China mobility services, average daily transactions
reached a record high of 40.1 million in the quarter.
* Didi has been accelerating overseas investments, including
expanding its multi-service strategy in Brazil and Mexico that
also includes food delivery and financial services.
* Adjusted losses from Didi's international segment widened
to 2.89 billion yuan from 748 million yuan a year earlier due to
spending on marketing and incentives.
($1 = 6.7429 Chinese yuan renminbi)