Updates
** Shares of Tide detergent maker Procter & Gamble PG.N up as much as 4% at $168.14 in early trading
** If gains hold, stock set for best day since Jan. 2024
** PG beats estimates for quarterly results on improving demand in the United States
** Co posts Q2 sales of $21.88 bln vs analysts' average estimate of $21.54 bln - data compiled by LSEG
** Logs quarterly core earnings per share of $1.88 vs estimates of $1.86
** PG's quarterly organic volumes were up 2%, while prices were flat
** Expect PG stock to open 'UP' based on results ahead of consensus against its underperformance since F1Q25 earnings - Truist Securities
** Brokerage adds that rest of PG's business can support near-term softness related to declines in China
** PG rose about 15% in 2024
(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))