(Reuters) - Tobacco major Reynolds American Inc's quarterly profit rose 6.7 percent as price increases helped to make up for a drop in cigarette volumes.
The company's net income rose to $492 million, or 92 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from $461 million, or 84 cents per share, a year earlier.
Net sales fell 0.7 percent to $2.16 billion. [ID:nPn8yqx5t]
Reynolds American, which has agreed to buy smaller rival Lorillard Inc
(Reporting by Shailaja Sharma in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)