YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) -Nissan Motor ( NSANF ) posted a 61% rise in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier on Thursday as efforts to reduce fixed costs as part of its turnaround plan helped it avoid a loss.

Nissan ( NSANF ) booked a 51.5 billion yen ($341.56 million) profit for July-September, compared with an average 70.9 billion yen loss expected from five analysts polled by LSEG.

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